The Brief
- Officials say Mario Sandoval was “found guilty of conspiring to smuggle illegal aliens into the country.”
- Sandoval was originally deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border for Operation Lonestar.
- According to ICE, the verdict was reached after a one-day trial and less than one hour of jury deliberation.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TExas – A National Guard member from Houston was reportedly found guilty of smuggling migrants into the U.S. while in South Texas, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
National Guard member guilty of smuggling
What we know:
In a press release, ICE says 27-year-old Mario Sandoval of Houston was “found guilty of conspiring to smuggle illegal aliens.”
Sandoval was deployed with the Texas National Guard at the U.S.-Mexico border for Operation Lonestar, an initiative targeting illegal immigration in Texas.…