Tag: Human smuggling
Abraham Romo-Rivera, Human Smuggling, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Abraham Romo-Rivera, 39, and Amairani Munoz-Molinar, 29, two lawful permanent residents from Mexico, attempted to smuggle a juvenile and another individual through the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas on June 7. The duo presented false identification documents to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, claiming the…
Juan Nasario-Reyes, Human Smuggling, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen human smuggling attempt was foiled in Texas when an out of state truck driver, Juan Nasario-Reyes, was caught with 42 illegal aliens locked in a hot trailer. The incident occurred on May 16, when Nasario-Reyes arrived at a checkpoint and claimed his vehicle was empty. However, a K-9 alert…
Olvin Javier Velasquez-Maldonado, Human Trafficking, Louisiana 2022
⏱ 2 min read Olvin Javier Velasquez-Maldonado, a 40-year-old Honduran national, was sentenced to over four years in prison for his role in a scheme to smuggle nearly two dozen illegal aliens and 24 kilograms of cocaine into the United States. The smuggling attempt occurred in February 2022, when Velasquez-Maldonado and his co-conspirators tried to…
German Omar Elbir-Palma, Illegal Reentry, Texas 2023
⏱ 2 min read Over 200 individuals were charged in Texas with immigration and border security-related crimes from May 8-14, as part of an ongoing effort to crack down on illegal activity along the southern border. The charges include illegal entry, felony reentry, human smuggling, and other immigration crimes, with many of the defendants having…
Moises Quintana Luna, Human Smuggling, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read A gruesome 151-pound methamphetamine haul was just one of 108 border-related cases filed by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California this week. The cases included human smuggling, re-entry of deported aliens, and controlled substance importation. Moises Quintana Luna and Alma Beltran Ponce, Mexican citizens, were busted at the Tecate…
Erik Rangel-Martinez, Human Trafficking, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Western Texas is about to get a whole lot hotter for human smugglers and sex offenders. In a massive crackdown, federal prosecutors filed 281 new immigration cases, targeting those who’d bring others in – and those who’d hide out in plain sight. At the center of it all: Encarnacion Lopez-Sanchez, aka…
Bryan Fernando Guillen, Alien Smuggling, Texas 2023
⏱ 2 min read In a shocking crackdown, federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 215 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from May 1 to May 7. The charges targeted human smugglers and illegal aliens with past convictions for numerous DWIs, violent crime, drug trafficking, theft, and multiple prior removals. One notable…
Duilio Ivan Selgado, Human Smuggling, Texas 2025
⏱ 2 min read Duilio Ivan Selgado, a 25-year-old Laredo resident and member of the Paisas prison gang, has been sentenced to 55 months in federal prison for human smuggling. On November 10, 2025, authorities observed approximately 20 illegal aliens crossing the Rio Grande near the La Bota Ranch area. The aliens were picked up…
Armando Montoya-Cardozo, Human Smuggling, Texas 2023
⏱ 2 min read Between May 1-7, a total of 256 cases were filed for immigration and border security-related crimes in the Southern District of Texas. The charges include 40 people allegedly involved in human smuggling, with many of the defendants having prior felonies such as narcotics and violent crime. The cases were filed in…
Juan Carlos Hernandez, Human Smuggling, Texas 2023
⏱ 2 min read Four more border bandits are facing up to 20 years in federal prison for trying to sneak back into the United States after being previously deported. Fernando Flores-Bautista, Carlos Guadalupe Aquino-Pacheco, Dionicio Rodriguez-Hernandez, and Francisco Javier Velasquez-Vela are among the 484 people charged with immigration-related crimes in the Southern District of…
