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U.S. Citizen Used Fake Mexican ID to Get Deported to Avoid Human Smuggling Prosecution
A U.S. citizen used a fake Mexican ID to get deported by federal authorities to avoid prosecution following a human smuggling incident in December 2021. The now-convicted Texas-based smuggler is believed to have moved hundreds of migrants illegally into the country and funneled large amounts of money to cartel associates in Mexico during a two-year period, prosecutors stated.
This week, Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crave sentenced 27-year-old Derly Cresencio Medina to nine years in prison and 48-year-old Jessica Dinora Pena Rodriguez to six and a half years for their role in coordinating dozens of human smuggling attempts between August 2021 and February 2023. Both human smugglers had pleaded guilty to various charges earlier this year.
U.S. Citizen Used Fake Mexican ID to Get Deported to Avoid Human Smuggling Prosecution
But they’re refugees and only want a better life for their familiesSouth Texas becoming 'very hot area' for Heavily Armed Cartel Gangsters to cross: Police
Elite federal and state law enforcement captured two heavily armed Mexican cartel members who had crossed the Rio Grande and walked into Texas in what authorities say has become a "very hot area" on the border for militaristic smugglers to cross.
“There is no greater public safety and national security threat than the Mexican drug cartels, who have exploited security vulnerabilities due to an unsecured international border," a Texas DPS spokesman said in a statement. "This joint effort highlights the importance of collaborating with local, county, state, and federal agencies for one common goal — keeping our state and country safe."
South Texas becoming 'very hot area' for heavily armed cartel gangsters to cross: Police