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Three suspected immigrants were arrested Monday on suspicion of murder Mexican Mexican officials said immigration officials asked to see their identification documents.
Two immigrants from Venezuela and one from Colombia were arrested hours after they allegedly attacked the agent, who was found lifeless earlier in the day, national security and immigration officials said. The attack occurred about 30 miles south of the coast. US/Mexico border.
State investigators confirmed the immigration agent suffered a head injury and was found without vital signs. His body also showed “signs of violence,” according to a statement from public security officials in northern Chihuahua state.
On December 30, 2024, an agent from the National Immigration Institute in Samarayuca, a suburb of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, died while authorities escorted two suspects. (Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
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The agent was identified as Luis Alberto Olivas García, who had worked at the immigration agency for 30 years.
this slain agent The man was attacked at a checkpoint south of Ciudad Juarez, on the U.S. border with El Paso, Texas, as he approached an unknown number of foreigners, according to the National Immigration Institute. Ask for ID.
According to the New York Times, citing Chihuahua State Security Department Jorge Armendariz, preliminary reports show that the agent had multiple wounds on his body, possibly caused by sharp objects, and the head injury was likely caused by Made of stone.
Authorities escort two suspects after the death of a Mexican immigration agent. (Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
Olivas García was honored earlier Monday for his 30 years of service, Armendáriz added.
The agent’s death marked a rare incident of deadly violence against agents as migrants tried to cross into the United States amid an impending U.S. crackdown on illegal crossings. President-elect Trump Take the oath of office.
Members of the Mexican National Guard stand near an ambulance after Mexican state police detained a migrant suspected of killing a Mexican federal immigration officer near the U.S. border. (Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
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Hundreds of U.S.-bound migrants lined up outside immigration offices in southern Mexico on Monday, hoping to safely make their way north into the United States, Reuters reported.
The United States records unprecedented numbers illegal immigration Cross-border mobility under the Biden-Harris administration.
A cornerstone of Trump’s second term is securing the border and enacting the largest deportation program in U.S. history.
Reuters contributed to this report.
