AUSTIN (KXAN) — Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety working Operation Lone Star arrested two groups of illegal immigrants that recently tried to enter the United States, the state agency confirmed in a Friday release.
DPS officials said the two groups had many individuals “coming from countries of special interest.” DPS troopers at Eagle Pass found a group of 230 illegal immigrants on Sept. 30; among those, 27 were coming from special interest countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt and India, per the release.
Troopers turned over those 27 immigrants to the federal government due to them “attempting to circumvent lawful entry into the country to avoid detection and [the 27 individuals] came from countries with extensive terrorist activity,” per DPS.
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Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety working Operation Lone Star arrested two groups of illegal immigrants that recently tried to enter the United States, the state agency confirmed in a Friday release. (Courtesy Texas Department of Public Safety) -
Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety working Operation Lone Star arrested two groups of illegal immigrants that recently tried to enter the United States, the state agency confirmed in a Friday release. (Courtesy Texas Department of Public Safety) -
Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety working Operation Lone Star arrested two groups of illegal immigrants that recently tried to enter the United States, the state agency confirmed in a Friday release. (Courtesy Texas Department of Public Safety)
DPS troopers also arrested 41 illegal immigrants and charged them with criminal trespass. Those arrested under that charge were coming from Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Argentina, Colombia and the Dominican Republic, the release added…