“Sheltering immigrants in unsanitary and unsafe conditions is common practice by transnational criminal organizations that disregard the safety of the migrants they exploit,” said El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. The find comes just weeks after the deaths of 53 immigrants in San Antonio in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer - and border officials believe a similar tragedy was narrowly averted as the migrants were likely to be soon shipped off in trucks. US Border Patrol agents rescued more than 100 illegal immigrants from three squalid stash houses in a 24-hour period in El Paso, Texas, this week, officials said Thursday.ĭozen of people were seen crammed into disgusting rooms in dirty homes and motel rooms, according to pics of the 103 immigrants released by Border Patrol. Running for it? US Border Patrol chief retires as Title 42 chaos intensifies Youngkin and McMaster sending National Guard troops to southern border Marshall moves to add border security to debt ceiling bill as US hopes to avoid defaultīiden hides the truth at the border - he’s letting in thousands Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, on Twitter for the latest news.GOP Sen. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, visit įollow the U.S. RELEASE NUMBER: 2023-037_Barragan-Cisnerosįor more information on the U.S. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution. HSI – Nogales Office conducted the investigation in this case, with assistance from the United States Border Patrol. The Task Force focuses on disrupting and dismantling smuggling and trafficking networks that abuse, exploit, or endanger migrants, pose national security threats, and are involved in organized crime. enforcement efforts against the most prolific and dangerous human smuggling and trafficking groups operating in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Garland in June 2021 to marshal the investigative and prosecutorial resources of the Department of Justice, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to enhance U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona is part of JTFA, which was established by Attorney General Merrick B. This prosecution resulted from the coordinated efforts of Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA). Barragan-Cisneros was identified as a human smuggler coordinator, in addition to having recruited co-conspirator De-Haro to transport and conceal UNCs. A ledger revealing human smuggling operations was located inside the trailer. On September 21, 2021, after several days of surveillance, special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) discovered 30 undocumented non-citizens (UNCs) inside a trailer unit located in the Camino Vista Mobile Home Park, in Phoenix, Arizona. Co-defendant Gustavo Bueno De-Haro was sentenced to 12 months and one day by Judge Rash on May 26, 2022. Barragan-Cisneros pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Illegal Aliens for Profit. Rash to 57 months in prison, followed by three years supervised release, consecutive to 10 months’ imprisonment for violation of supervised release due to a prior conviction. – Macario Ulises Barragan-Cisneros, 45, of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Scott H.
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