Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested two child sex offenders, five Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13), and a Paisas gang member in a two day period.
On May 19, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents apprehended Israel Umana, a Salvadoran national.
He was convicted of indecency with a child by contact and subsequently sentenced for the crime.
The next day, MCS agents apprehended a Salvadoran migrant near Mission.
The migrant was identified as an MS-13 gang member who was previously convicted and had served 163 days of confinement to enter the U.S. after being removed.
Four MS-13 gang members have been arrested in the past four days.
Also, on May 20, MCS agents apprehended 26 subjects near Mission. During processing, record checks on a Salvadoran national revealed he was convicted of rape of a child under 13 years of age in 2016 and sentenced to four years of incarceration.
The next day, MCS agents arrested a Paisas gang member from Mexico. The migrant has an extensive immigration history dating back to 2019, for which he was sentenced to more than five years of incarceration.
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