A steady steam of people arrived to pay their respects to slain U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jaime Zapata at the Brownsville Events Center on Monday.
Zapata was killed in the line of duty south of the border in San Luis Potosi on Tuesday.
A second agent, Victor Avila, has been released from the hospital but is still recovering after being wounded in the same attack.
Zapata's body arrived in Brownsville on Friday afternoon and will be laid to rest on Tuesday.
Brownsville city officials have authorizied the use of the Brownsville Events Center for use in two events open to the public on both Monday and Tuesday.
A procession for Zapata was held on Sunday afternoon from the Buena Vista Funeral Home to the Brownsville Events Center.
Dignitaries including U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Attorney General Eric Holder and ICE Director John Morton are all expected to attend the funeral.
Zapata's family has set up a memorial fund:
Jaime Zapata Memorial Fund
Compass Bank
Jaime Zapata Funeral Events
Monday, February 21:
Viewing: Visitors may come and express their condolences from Monday afternoon through Monday evening at the Brownsville Events Center located at 1 Events Center Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas.
7:00 p.m. – Rosary Service
Brownsville Events Center
1 Events Center Boulevard
Brownsville, Texas
NOTE: Cameras are not permitted in the Brownsville Events Center on Monday.
Tuesday, February 22:
8:30 a.m. – Funeral Mass
Brownsville Events Center
1 Events Center Boulevard
Brownsville, Texas
10:30 a.m. – Procession to Cemetery
Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
4464 Old Port Isabel Road
Brownsville, Texas
12:00 p.m. – Burial Service
Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
4464 Old Port Isabel Road
Brownsville, Texas
All times are Central Standard Time (CST)
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