Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 251 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from March 13 to March 19, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons.
Charges were brought against human smugglers and illegal aliens with past convictions for violent crimes, drug trafficking, numerous DUIs, theft, and multiple prior removals.
Among the new cases, two illegal aliens from Honduras, Edgar Osmery Castellanos-Sabillon and Fernando Josue Betanco-Montoya, are facing alien smuggling charges in El Paso.
According to a criminal complaint, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers near Wichita Falls conducted a traffic stop on Castellanos-Sabillon, who was allegedly the driver of the vehicle.
The complaint alleges Betanco-Montoya was in the front passenger seat, and seven additional individuals with foreign passports from Cuba, Guatemala, and Mexico were in the vehicle as well.
An investigation allegedly revealed that one of the smuggled aliens was identified as a target in an Ysleta Border Patrol case after he made a social media post thanking two known smugglers and indicating that he had crossed into the U.S. illegally.
Defendant: Edgar Osmery Castellanos-Sabillon
Crime: Alien Smuggling
City and State: El Paso, Texas
Date: March 13-19, 2026
Sentence or Outcome: Currently facing charges
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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