The prosecutor reportedly cited an “unprofessional and toxic” work environment in a social media post.
Agents in Laredo apprehended the suspect after discovering an outstanding warrant in Webb County charging him with sexual assault of a child.
Officials in Laredo, El Paso, and Hidalgo County disregarded new CDC guidelines after previously using agency warnings to ramp up protocols.
In Texas border patrol sectors, there were more than 98,000 encounters with illegal aliens in October, according to the most recent data.
Gov. Greg Abbott has previously declared a state of disaster in 34 counties over illegal immigration along the southern border.
As the number of illegal border crossings remains extraordinarily high, Democrat Henry Cuellar urged Biden and Harris to visit the border.
Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster, saying the federal government has left requests for assistance “unanswered.”
On Saturday, an American family visiting relatives in Mexico was attacked by armed gunmen, killing a 13-year-old and wounding 3 others, just south of the Texas-Mexico border.
Amid an ongoing gun battle between cartel members and Mexican state police near Laredo, the Webb County Sheriff warned the public against traveling across the border to Laredo's sister city.
