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• Border Patrol to Work with SpaceX during Tests at Boca Chica Site Play Video

  October 7, 2019 4:54 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – SpaceX officials and Border Patrol agents are working together during testing at the company’s Boca Chica site. A Border Patrol spokesperson, Dustin Araujo, explained there is an increase of visitors, commercial and construction traffic during SpaceX testing through their checkpoint in Boca Chica. Araujo hopes the... more »

• Grand Opening for Upgraded Border Patrol Checkpoint in Encino Play Video

  September 5, 2019 12:18 PM

  ENCINO – A ribbon cutting ceremony in Encino for an upgraded Border Patrol checkpoint took place Thursday morning. The facility replaces one that was built in 1994 and has since been demolished. It’s been operational since May, but Border Patrol Sector Chief Rodolfo Karisch says they wanted to... more »

• Pharr Man Convicted in Human Smuggling Case near Corpus Christi Play Video

  August 18, 2019 8:57 PM

  CORPUS CHRISTI- A Pharr man was found guilty in a human smuggling case near Corpus Christi. Heriberto Lerma Jr. was driving a tractor trailer through the Javier Vega Jr. Checkpoint, near Sarita back in April. Lerma told Border Patrol agents he was hauling a load of building materials.... more »

• Edinburg Family Reunites with Loved One Wrongfully Detained by ICE Play Video

  July 24, 2019 4:23 PM

  EDINBURG – Conflicting reports and documents led to a U.S. citizen being detained. Francisco Erwin Galicia, 18, made it home to the Rio Grande Valley early Wednesday morning; his brother was deported. Galicia says he counted the days he was in custody. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tells... more »

• Border Patrol Rescues 33 Immigrants Discovered in Trailer in Falfurrias Play Video

  May 21, 2019 12:06 PM

  FALFURRIAS – Customs and Border Protection officers in Falfurrias rescued more than two dozen illegal immigrants crammed in a trailer. The failed human smuggling attempt happened Monday night. Officers at the checkpoint referred the driver of a pickup truck hauling a trailer to a secondary inspection. Watch... more »

• New Falfurrias Checkpoint Now Open Play Video

  May 1, 2019 5:09 PM

  FALFURRIAS – The new Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint is now in operation as of Wednesday. The new facility is larger than the previous one used since the 1990s. It includes five additional lanes for northbound traffic. The project cost $29 million. Watch the video above for... more »

• Sarita Checkpoint Renamed to Honor Fallen Border Patrol Agent Play Video

  March 20, 2019 5:59 PM

  SARITA – The Sarita Checkpoint has been renamed to honor a fallen hero. It was renamed the Javier Vega Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint Wednesday afternoon. Vega was killed by two immigrants in the country illegally while he was on a fishing trip with his family. All three... more »

• Border Patrol Seizes More Than $650K Worth of Cocaine at Checkpoints

  February 25, 2019 1:06 PM

  FALFURRIAS – Border Patrol agents seized over $650,000 worth of cocaine at the immigration checkpoints. Agents working at the Falfurrias checkpoint seized four bundles worth about $282,000 on Thursday. The driver and passenger were arrested. Agents working the Sarita checkpoint in Kingsville seized five bundles worth about $378,000... more »

• Brownsville Couple Killed in Rollover Crash

  December 22, 2018 9:18 PM

  KENEDY COUNTY - Two Brownsville residents were killed south of the Sarita checkpoint Saturday afternoon. DPS Lieutenant Johnny Hernandez tells CHANNEL 5 NEWS the couple was travelling north when the driver lost control of their Ford Explorer. According to Hernandez, the SUV overturned multiple times. He says... more »