US Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested a migrant previously convicted of possession of child pornography and of being a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member

On Oct. 29, Brownsville Border Patrol Station agents apprehended a group of seven migrants in Brownsville. Record checks on Fredy Flores-Galeana, a Mexican national, revealed he was convicted of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to two years confinement. He was later sentenced to 26 months confinement by an immigration judge and subsequently removed from the United States. 

On Oct. 30, RGV agents apprehended a group of 11 migrants near Raymondville. Record checks on a Honduran national, revealed he is a MS-13 gang member. In 2008, he was convicted of accommodating sale, possession of a controlled substance, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in Virginia. He was sentenced to five years incarceration for each of the charges and was subsequently removed from the United States.