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A.D. Ibarra
-Laredo, TX
Your Eagle Pass Lady Eagles had a close game in Game 1 in a 4-2 thriller on Friday night against the Edinburgh Vela Sabre Cats in the first game of a two-game series for the right to move on to Area competition in Region IV Girl's Softball. Eagle Pass added a ten-run rule 10-0 shutout on Saturday to seal the deal and move on to face Brownsville Porter.
Krystal Perez walked in the third, stole second and was driven in by a single by standout Sandra Mendoza who also proceeded to swipe second and was brought home on an infield hit by Monica Flores, a heads up bunt which put the Burnt-Orange and White up 2-0.
The Sabre Cats answered in the fourth when they had a hit and a double and the second run scored on a fielder's choice to tie the game at 2-2.
The Lady Eagles would outdo this feat with a double and a triple from Mendoza and Jessica Garcia respectively. Keanna Cisneros made her presence felt in this game with an RBI single of her own to give the Lady Eagles a Game 1 victory in a pitcher's duel between Kat De La Cruz and Vela's Shayla Abbot.
The Lady Eagles produced a 10 run, 12 hit performance in Game 2 as Sandra Selena Mendoza went four for four, scored five times and stole six bases. It was a Mendoza/Flores showcase for Eagle Pass as Monica Flores went four for five with three RBI's and three doubles.
The Eagle Pass News Gram salutes the ever-advancing Lady Eagles of Eagle Pass and wishes them the best of luck in their second round matchup.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Mexican Consulate Ricardo Santana informed The News Gram of an initiative to repatriate hundreds of Mexican nationals who have been detained for immigration violations in the US and are being held by the US Border Patrol.
Beginning April 26th, 47 of these illegal immigrants will be brought from the city of Laredo to be deported into a state other than their own to Piedras Negras, Coahuila to return to their place of origin on a daily basis at 10:00 A.M. every day for 60 days at International Bridge II in Eagle Pass.
Santana stated that they are working in coordination with United States officials to get this done as part of an initiative to expedite the return of these Mexican nationals into Mexico.
"This is a pilot program for Mexican nationals deported from Laredo who are only men ages 20 to 60 years on charges of violation of immigration laws."
The Mexican Consulate notified all Mexican authorities to support them in this process.
"They will be forwarded at the National Institute of Migration as a workbench to personally interview each, confirm their nationality, and detect cases of consular protection."
The Consul told the News Gram that these individuals are not criminals, they are working people who entered the United States and were arrested for migratory laws and the return is known as lateral repatriations.
Once there they will receive assistance from the consulate to make the necessary phone calls or to find out the schedule of the next bus returning to their states of origin. Other services provided by the consulate include medical attention if so needed and if the need shelter, there is a place where they can stay in Piedras Negras until they can make contact with a family member if they need to to make the arrangements with family members.
Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents throughout Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of $977,272.
On April 18, agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station encountered a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup while patrolling on a local ranch. While agents were conducting records checks on the driver and passenger, another agent discovered a cache of marijuana nearby. Agents seized five bundles of marijuana, weighing a total of 218 pounds, worth an estimated $174,536. The two subjects were turned over to Homeland Security Investigations agents for prosecution.
In another seizure on April 18, agents working at the Highway 57 checkpoint encountered a Chrysler 300 suspected of transporting illegal narcotics. After a search of the vehicle, agents found a total of 43 cellophane-wrapped bricks. The bricks contained a total of 42 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $33,728.
Tuesday, April 23, Eagle Pass North Station agents observed a Ford Mustang, with two occupants, in an area known for narcotics smuggling. When the agents conducted a vehicle stop, the driver attempted to abscond. Agents apprehended the driver after a short foot chase. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed three military-style duffel bags in the back of the vehicle. The duffel bags contained 264 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $211,280. The driver, who is a U.S. citizen, the vehicle, and the marijuana, were turned over to the FBI. The passenger was turned over to the Eagle Pass Police Department.
In several separate incidents from April 17-24, agents from the Eagle Pass South Station seized 695 pounds of abandoned marijuana worth an estimated $557,728. In all of the seizures, Border Patrol agents encountered foot sign along known narcotics smuggling trails. While walking the trails, agents encountered a total of six military-style duffel bags and four large sugar sacks containing mariuana.
All cases were tuned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration, unless otherwise noted.
The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector is part of the South Texas Campaign, which leverages federal, state and local resources to combat transnational criminal organizations. For Fiscal Year 2013, the Del Rio Sector has seized over 24,500 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $19.6 million dollars.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.