U.S. Border Patrol agents in Carrizo Springs (TX) Station arrested two people for attempting to smuggle an illegal alien into the country on Sunday, Jan.5, 2020. Jennifer Ann Martinez, 37, of Abilene, and Jaime Rolando Felix-Lopez, 38, a Mexican national, were charged with alien smuggling and taking $3,000 to transport the person into the United States.
The agents also discovered Martinez has an extensive criminal history, including the manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, failure to identify or giving false/fictitious information, and criminal mischief. If convicted, the two suspects could be sentenced to 10 years in prison, the release said.
Since the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1st, the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector has seen a 45% increase compared to the fiscal year 2019. Whereas many aliens used to cross the border and claimed asylum, the new Trump administration policies are causing illegal aliens to find new and dangerous ways to enter the country.
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