Texas authorities have captured six Chinese nationals wearing full camouflage as they attempted to illegally cross the southern border and evade detection on a private ranch in Maverick County near Eagle Pass.
U.S. Border Patrol agents, working with Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and K-9 units under Operation Lone Star, apprehended the group Tuesday night. The six Chinese nationals were part of a larger group of 12 illegal immigrants caught trying to slip through on private property.
Texas DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez posted the details on X on Wednesday:
“In a second apprehension later that night, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 12 illegal immigrants on a private ranch in Maverick County, including six Special Interest Aliens (SIAs) from China, all dressed in camouflage.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott also weighed in on the incident Wednesday, highlighting the arrests as part of the state’s ongoing border crackdown operation.
Abbott wrote on X:
“Operation Lone Star continues nonstop to arrest illegal immigrants along our border.
Last night, Texas DPS helped track and apprehend Special Interest Aliens from China who were attempting to evade capture on private ranches in Maverick County.”
The Chinese nationals were designated Special Interest Aliens, a classification that triggers heightened security screening because of potential national security risks. The rest of the group included individuals from Mexico, Guatemala, India, Ecuador, and Cuba.
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