Director Steven McCraw ascribed the warnings to “drug cartel violence and other criminal activity” occurring in Mexico.
Each defendant could face life imprisonment after pleading guilty to charges of human smuggling resulting in death.
The U.S. Supreme Court previously decided that Biden could terminate the program, but the case is still awaiting its final resolution.
A 43-year-old convicted felon from California and a 53-year-old convict from Mexico received decades-long prison sentences.
Through border security measures, Texas law enforcement has seized enough fentanyl to cause hundreds of millions of deadly overdoses.
A 30-year-old woman from the Texas Panhandle is accused of holding the captives so they would pay thousands of dollars in smuggling fees.
An illegal alien from Tamaulipas pleaded guilty to “conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens for financial gain.”
The Pharr resident faces a prison sentence of up to five years and a $250,000 fine.
Federal prosecutors accused two defendants of conspiracy and alien smuggling resulting in death. Both charges could result in death sentences.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reported seizing 100,000 pounds of methamphetamine so far this Fiscal Year.
About half of registered voters in Texas disapprove of Gov. Greg Abbott’s job performance as he faces challenger Beto O’Rourke.
The 57-year-old suspect is a Mexican citizen and is currently in custody in Maverick County.
