A federal judge blocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from ending the use of the Title 42 public health order.
Sen. Cruz filed legislation in an attempt to block new regulations expanding the definition of a firearm and recordkeeping requirements.
The alleged gang violence in January resulted in two deaths and a nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system for a week.
Border police have intercepted thousands of pounds of fentanyl since the beginning of the fiscal year.
The defendant is currently in Mexico “pending litigation on the U.S.’s extradition request,” according to the U.S. government.
The two defendants had participated in a conspiracy that involved smuggling illegal aliens from McAllen to San Antonio.
The conviction is connected to a bribery scheme that implicated several public officials in Hidalgo County.
A federal judge in Corpus Christi sentenced Rene Garcia to 41 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.
The 20-year-old drug trafficker will remain free on bond until a federal judge in Brownsville sentences him in April.
The 39-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to several crimes, had falsely stated that he was a U.S. citizen by lying on a passport application.
The Texans who were indicted range in age from 29 to 70 and are accused of crimes such as wire fraud and money laundering.
The federal government had accused Maytag Aircraft Corporation employees of negligence and lying to investigators.
