U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said that almost 2,700 illegal aliens were apprehended along the southwest border over Labor Day weekend.
The Pharr resident faces a prison sentence of up to five years and a $250,000 fine.
The alleged gang violence in January resulted in two deaths and a nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system for a week.
The number of arrests is more than double the figure reported in December 2020.
Border police say the 24-year-old man, who had a conviction in Harris County for a sex offense against a teen, lied about his identity.
In Texas border patrol sectors, there were more than 98,000 encounters with illegal aliens in October, according to the most recent data.
While enforcement encounters remained high in April, the number of encounters in Texas barely moved compared to March.
Democrat Vicente Gonzalez requested a meeting with President Biden to discuss ways to address the surge on the border.
The Biden administration says the facility is necessary due to the number of beds needed for unaccompanied children.
Citing concerns of the coronavirus spreading, President Trump says asylum seekers and those seeking to enter the U.S. illegally will be turned away.
The first month of the New Year marked the eighth month in a row apprehension levels declined at the southern border.
Last week Mexican security forces thwarted thousands of Central American migrants traveling in a caravan in an attempt to illegally cross into the United States.
