On Sept. 7, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristy Noem reported that 35 people were arrested Thursday, Sept. 4 in connection with an alleged smuggling scheme.
According to her post on X, two Mexican nationals were arrested after a car rolled over in El Paso trying to evade Border Patrol agents. The follow-up operation led to 28 arrests in Chaparral. The total arrests are now 35: 25 remain in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, eight were charged with alleged illegal re-entry and transferred to the United States Marshal Service (USMS), and two alleged smugglers face federal prosecution.
“This is law and order in action. Human smugglers take note: do not attempt these reckless schemes. We will find you, we will prosecute you, and you will face the full weight of justice,” Noem said…