A group of illegal immigrants from China are in federal custody after getting picked up in the Marfa Cemetery. A Customs and Border Protection statement this week says Border Patrol agents were called to the scene after Presidio County Sheriff's deputies found the ten immigrants hiding in a shack at the cemetery. They were taken to the Marfa Border Patrol Station for processing.
Big Bend Sector Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Mathew J Roggow said, “The communities in Big Bend Sector are home to some of the finest people I have come to know. I am extremely proud of our agents commitment to keeping them safe. Today was a prime example of the unity of effort that we have with our fellow state and local law enforcement agencies. These arrest would not have been possible without the assistance of the Marfa Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Game Wardens, and the diligent efforts of the Presidio and Brewster County Sheriff’s Office."
Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection