The Western District of Texas U.S. Attorney's Office filed 233 new immigration-related cases from November 14 to Nov. 20, including defendants with past convictions for serious crimes such as sexual assault and kidnapping. Notable arrests include Elmer Alexander Ramirez Cerna, a Salvadoran national, and Noel Jose Funez-Antunez, a Honduran national, both facing illegal re-entry charges after previous deportations, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Honduran nationals Marcos Joel Contreras-Max and Edwin Javier Chinchilla-Lopez were also charged with illegal re-entry in San Antonio, each facing up to two years in prison and fines up to $250,000. Additionally, Mexican national Miriam Lizeth Gutierrez-Montanez was charged with human smuggling for attempting to transport two minors without proper documentation at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
U.S. citizen Luis Ramon Carmona was arrested near El Paso for allegedly smuggling seven people illegally for $500 each. Mexican national Agustin Cano-Quintero was charged in Travis County Jail with illegal re-entry after multiple DWI convictions. Agencies involved in the cases include ICE, U.S. Border Patrol, Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Western District of Texas covers 68 counties along the Mexico border, as stated by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
