On June 1, ICE received a tip from an anonymous caller reporting that multiple illegal aliens were being harbored at a residence in Mercedes, Texas. ICE contacted the Mercedes Police Department, which conducted a welfare check, and authorities spoke to the owner of the property who admitted to harboring approximately 16 individuals inside the home. The discovery led to the arrest of 16 illegal aliens by ICE Rio Grande Valley.

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