By: Real America News Updated 29 Apr 2022, 14: 48 pm EDT
On 19 April, a grand jury issued an indictment against a South Texas man for conspiring to transport more than 100 non-U.S. citizens .
This after an investigation by the special agents of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) of Immigration and Control of Customs (ICE) with the assistance of the United States Border Patrol (USBP).
The federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Daniel Chavez, of 20 years old, of Elkhart, Texas, who was originally charged by criminal complaint.
The complaint states that the 30 March, Chavez arrived at the USBP checkpoint on I-35 while driving a tractor trailer.
“During the inspection, a K-9 allegedly alerted the authorities about the trailer,” it was stated. “Law enforcement opened it up and found 107 people who were later determined to be non-citizens.”
If convicted, Chávez faces up to years in federal prison and a maximum possible fine of $400,000 dollars.
Assistant United States Attorney David Fawcett, Southern District of Texas, is leading the case.
HSI is an ICE agency and the main investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), responsible for investigating transnational threats and crimes.
Has a workforce of more than 10,400 employees and consists of more than 7,100 special agents assigned to 220 cities in the United States and 80 locations abroad in 53 countries.
“The international presence of HSI represents the largest DHS investigative police presence overseas and one of the largest international footprints in US law enforcement,” it highlights.