TX-23 resident brief · Border
NEWS — Border Patrol agents apprehend convicted felon illegally in U.S.
· Reported by 830 Times (Del Rio)
Bottom line
On Aug. 10, U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio Station arrested 59-year-old Francisco Gallegos-Garza, a Mexican national with prior felony convictions for child injury and assault, while he was in the U.S. illegally.
Why it matters in TX-23
This arrest affects residents of the Del Rio Sector by removing a repeat offender with a history of violent crime. Gallegos-Garza now faces a federal charge of re-entry after deportation, carrying a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years.
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