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WATCH: Texas DPS K9 Arya and her handler tracked an illegal immigrant who fled from Border Patrol Agents in Kinney County. After a 2.5-mile track through ranch lands, K9 Arya located the fleeing suspect hiding within the brush. The suspect, Carlos Flores-Hernandez Giovanni, of

There are over 320K unaccompanied children unaccounted for who have crossed the border and were released into the interior & never heard from. It is a stark reality and an untold truth that children are being smuggled, trafficked, & exploited. Governor Greg Abbott launched

#RGV: The Texas DPS Brush Team arrested a smuggling foot guide in Hidalgo after attempting to breach the border wall with a ladder to allow 7 illegal immigrants to be smuggled by vehicle. The guide, Armando Moreno-Segura, 20, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was arrested & charged

TX Trooper Arrests Illegal Immigrant Wanted for Kidnapping 8/24: The Texas DPS Brush Team arrested two illegal immigrants from Nicaragua for criminal trespass in Maverick County. One of the males, identified as Jose Ramon Barberena Bustos, 55, had an active warrant out of Bexar

CAPTURED: Criminal Illegal Immigrant on Most Wanted List Arrested in Houston AUSTIN – Texas DPS has captured another fugitive from Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List in Houston – just days after he was added to the list. A Crime Stoppers reward will not be paid

TX: Illegal crossings may be lower in Texas but lower isn’t good enough— Gov. Greg Abbott says he wants that number to be zero. The governor laid out his plans to get there which includes: •Expanding the buoy barrier in the Rio Grande (specifically the Eagle Pass area) •Sealing

Whether it’s the border, a natural disaster, or search & rescue - Texas DPS Aircraft Operations answers the call. Outstanding work by our pilots!

WATCH: Texas DPS Drone captures a smuggling foot guide guiding a group of illegal immigrants across the Rio Grande in Starr County. DPS Troopers arrested the smuggling guide, Juan Macias-Mayorga, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, for human smuggling. #OperationLoneStar

NEW: This morning, Texas DPS TxDPS - South Texas Region Troopers recovered 17 illegal immigrants (13 males & 4 females) from a hidden compartment inside a cloned Lowe’s work truck in Kinney County. Troopers arrested the driver from Mississippi for human smuggling causing serious bodily injury.

#VIDEO: Texas DPS Finds 17 Illegal Immigrants Smuggled Inside False Compartment, Mississippi Driver Arrested 8/30: A TXDPS Trooper stopped a Lowe’s box truck on US-277 in Kinney County. During the traffic stop, the driver, Megel Cazanna Patterson from Mississippi, consented to a

HAPPENING NOW: Texas DPS Troopers in Maverick County came across a group of illegal immigrants. Three males, from Brazil & Equador were arrested for criminal trespass. A family group from India was referred to the US Border Patrol. The State of Texas will continue to use every

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On October 1, 2023, the State of Texas took unprecedented action in securing a 170-acre island in Fronton, Texas that had been used by the Mexican Cartels for decades to smuggle drugs, illegal immigrants, and to seek refuge from rival cartel members & military. Thanks to the

STASH HOUSE FOUND IN STARR COUNTY #RGV 8/31: Texas DPS Troopers located a stash house in Starr County and recovered 12 illegal immigrants from Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, and Guatemala. One of the illegal immigrants, Eliuth Gomez-Cavazos, from Mexico, was arrested & charged

TX DPS Trooper Arrests Illegal Immigrant from Guatemala for Human Smuggling, Who Previously was Released on a Notice to Appear 9/4: A Texas DPS Trooper attempted to stop a Ford truck for a traffic violation on US 277 in Kinney County. The driver refused to stop and a pursuit

REWARDS OFFERED: Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants Law enforcement continues to search for fugitives on Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List. These individuals are repeat offenders who have entered the country illegally and are wanted for being

Texas has proven that razor wire barriers work. Illegal crossings into Texas have decreased by 85%, while it's increased in states like CA and AZ. Texas won’t back down from our historic mission to secure our border.