The defendant’s brother was a Gulf Cartel “plaza boss” who was killed a decade ago by other members of his cartel, according to prosecutors.
The U.S. government charged numerous Chinese individuals last year with violations related to espionage, harassment, and other crimes.
The 20-year-old victim had enough fentanyl in her bloodstream to kill her 24 times, according to prosecutors.
Customs and Border Protection reported 74,833 arrests of illegal immigrants between ports of entry in patrol sectors anchored in Texas.
Customs and Border Protection said a group was “posing a potential threat to make a mass entry.” Traffic was closed or disrupted at each port.
Director Steven McCraw ascribed the warnings to “drug cartel violence and other criminal activity” occurring in Mexico.
Speaker Dade Phelan previously promised a border security plan that would challenge federal laws concerning enforcement.
Federal Judge T. Kent Wetherell said the Biden administration has “turned the Southwest Border into a meaningless line in the sand.”
Each defendant could face life imprisonment after pleading guilty to charges of human smuggling resulting in death.
CBP said the number of encounters in January was the lowest since February 2021, the month after President Biden's inauguration.
The state demographer’s office was providing testimony on census data and population growth in Texas over the last few years.
Texas state lawmakers have introduced bills to elevate the punishments for crimes such as human smuggling and operating stash houses.
