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Yesterday at 5:08 PM  A Brownsville woman is facing criminal charges after being accused of taking part in an $8,500 scheme to smuggle a Central American child to Virginia.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Two men are facing criminal charges after Border Patrol agents allegedly caught them  with 13 illegal immigrants from four different countries cramped into a mini-van.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  While Washington discusses how to help undocumented workers gain legal status, the U.S. Border Patrol is reporting the numbers of apprehensions is growing both nationally and locally.

Sunday, January 20, 2013  Border Patrol says the brutality of human smuggling is evident in the way they treat illegal immigrants.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Three men from El Salvador have been charged with harboring illegal immigrants after federal agents found them guarding 50 people in a South Texas mobile home.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Border Patrol said non-Mexican illegal immigrants are accounting for a slender majority of the agency's apprehensions in South Texas.

Sunday, November 11, 2012  A Pharr woman was arrested for attempting to cross a little girl from El Salvador across the border.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  A 22-year old was arrested after Border Patrol agents discovered he was trying to smuggle 21 undocumented aliens in a van.

Saturday, March 24, 2012  Nearly 50 suspected illegal immigrants from Latin America have been detained after Houston police acted on a tip and raided a home.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  A Cameron Park couple is behind bars after authorities allegedly learned that they were using their home to smuggle children from Central America.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  A Brownsville couple is behind bars after authorities found 16 undocumented immigrants from Central America and Sri Lanka inside their home.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  A Brownsville man is behind bars after he allegedly tried to smuggle Central American children past the Sarita checkpoint on Easter Sunday.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010  A Mission man is behind bars after he allegedly tried to smuggle a 7-year-old boy from El Salvador into the United States.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010  El Salvadoran officials are worried that a Mexican drug trafficking organization may be forming an alliance with a feared Central American gang.