Jose Angel Ibarra-Rojas, 36, was sentenced on June 4 by U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton to 132 months (11 years) in federal prison for smuggling 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine concealed inside a truckload of cabbages. At sentencing, the court heard how the narcotics were packaged in a sophisticated manner — the heads of cabbages were removed and balls of methamphetamine inserted into the leaves to conceal them. Ibarra-Rojas, who is not a U.S. citizen, is expected to face removal proceedings following his imprisonment.

Jaime Renteria-Fernandez, 31, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been charged in a superseding indictment with nine counts related to alleged offenses committed in support of the Barraza drug trafficking organization. Co-conspirator Alex Barraza, the leader of the drug trafficking organization, was previously sentenced to life in federal prison on October 24, 2024. The indictment followed an investigation by ICE El Paso and was announced June 4, 2025.

On September 20, 2024, Dimmit County 911 received a call from a person reporting a traveling companion who had become unresponsive and was convulsing in a remote area approximately 43.6 miles southwest of the Eagle Pass Port of Entry. Border Patrol agents located the two individuals, immediately applied ice packs, and a BPA emergency medical technician established an IV line while awaiting EMS, which transported the man to Dimmit Regional Hospital and later to a San Antonio intensive care unit. On October 1, 2024, medical personnel pronounced the man, a citizen of Mexico, deceased; CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility is reviewing the incident.

ICE deported Jesus Vazquez Daniel, a 59-year-old illegal alien and accused murderer, from the United States on May 22. Vazquez Daniel had allegedly evaded authorities for approximately 20 years before being located and removed by ICE Houston. The deportation was announced May 23, 2025.

Suspected human smugglers were arrested after allegedly hiding migrants inside modified hay bales during a routine traffic stop near Flatonia, Texas, when Fayette County Sheriff's deputies noticed that bales on a hay trailer had been hollowed out to create compartments. After closer inspection, deputies found 12 migrants concealed in "dangerously confined spaces" below a metal framework and layers of hay. The driver was taken to a hospital for treatment, while two accused coordinators — Adanaylo Lambert, 22, and Lency Delgado Fernandez, 25 — were taken into custody on federal and state human smuggling charges.

The Texas House approved a bill on Sunday that will require sheriffs across the state to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement through 287(g) agreements, a federal program that grants local officers the authority to serve immigration warrants and question inmates about their immigration status in local jails. SB 8 is poised to be the most significant piece of immigration-related legislation passed by Texas lawmakers this session, and could boost the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts. Immigrants' rights advocates have expressed concern that the requirement will lead to racial profiling and spread fear among undocumented Texans who may hesitate to report crimes or seek help from authorities.

A Venezuelan national illegally in the U.S., Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez Gonzalez, was arrested after allegedly striking and killing 18-year-old Ava Moore with a jet ski on Lake Grapevine. Moore, who had just graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School and been accepted to the Air Force Academy, died from severe traumatic injuries. A second suspect was also apprehended for allegedly helping the suspect flee the scene.

A Texas sheriff reports a significant decrease in illegal migrant crossings since President Trump took office, noting an especially sharp decline over the past two weeks. U.S. Customs and Border Protection data shows April apprehensions dropped 93% year-over-year, with a San Diego immigrant processing facility closing due to the "unprecedented decrease in illegal crossings."

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Oscar Lopez Delira, a 47-year-old convicted of sexually exploiting minors, to Mexico on May 27, 2025. Lopez had been deported twice previously but illegally reentered the country three separate times. He was ultimately removed after serving time for illegal reentry and transferred from federal custody.

ICE arrested 22-year-old Daikerlyn Alejandraa Gonzalez-Gonzalez on May 27 following a state warrant for felony manslaughter. Gonzalez was operating a personal watercraft that collided with a kayak at Lake Grapevine on May 25, killing 18-year-old Ava Moore. She fled the scene but was apprehended following a joint operation with state and federal law enforcement agencies.