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Monday, November 02, 2009 at 10:41 a.m.

Read more: Local, Crime, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nepal, China, Otm, Border Patrol, Brownsville, Cameron County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

A group of illegal immigrants from two East African nations and and two Asian nations are expected to face a federal judge Monday morning.

Border Patrol agents caught the eight immigrants near Brownsville over the Halloween weekend.

Court records show Border Patrol agents caught three Eritrean immigrants after they allegedly crossed the Rio Grande on Friday.

Another group of immigrants from Nepal, China and Ethiopia was caught early Sunday morning after they waded across the Rio Grande late Saturday night.

Court records identified the immigrants as:

  • Goitom Messazgi-Araya (Eritrea)
  • Tedros Ghide-Ketema (Eritrea)
  • Merhawi Zemichael-Gebremedhn (Eritrea)
  • Salikram Bishwokarma (Nepal)
  • Yu Gao (China)
  • Wenxia You (China)
  • Ming Ming Ou (China)
  • Damench Hailu-Yifru (Ethiopia)

The eight immigrants are expected to appear before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Felix Recio in Brownsville on Monday morning.

Regional Border Patrol Spokesman John Lopez said agents have encountered immigrants from 72 nations other than Mexico.

Lopez said these other-than-Mexican immigrants end up in the Rio Grande Valley based on the smuggling arrangments they make in Mexico.

 

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The wall starts its pay off

Posted by Justin Salas, Donna - Tuesday, November 03, 2009 at 12:50 p.m.

And they said we do not need a Wall, Is this the way the commissioners and merchants one day want to be remembered as the guys that only thought of personal gain and profits. The city that allowed there own interest get in the way of the security of this Nation. Congratulations to the Border Patrol and there efforts for these apprehensions. If one terrorist is caught in a group in any given time. And I am not saying that these guy were terrorist..I think the wall has paid off. Probably not in monetary figures, contributing to the city of Brownsville but to the security of this Nation.

Wal-Mart And 'The New World Order'

Posted by C J, RGV - Monday, November 02, 2009 at 5:37 p.m.

I Think Wal-Mart Is Now Controlled By Chinese Investors.

The Chinese Calendar Runs On A 60-Year Cycle. This Cycle Began In 1996 And Will Last Until 2055.

The Number '60' Will Be Of Interest To Some People Who Know About The Sumerians Who Began In Mesopotamia About 4000 BC

There Were Settlements In What Is Now China From About 5000 BC.

That Is About The Time The 'Human Race' Began As It Is Today, From All The Available Reliable Evidence.

If Anyone Gets Interested Enough To Check Some Of This Out On The Internet, [And There Are Books And CDs], They Might Start Finding Some Very Interesting Information, And Putting The Pieces Together.

Next Year, 2010, Is 'THE YEAR OF THE TIGER' By The Chinese Calender.

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