Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested a Pakistani migrant who illegally crossed the border near Eagle Pass, Texas, this week. The single adult male is one of several Special Interest Aliens detained this week in Texas under Governor Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star. Other Special Interest Aliens were also arrested in the past two weeks, including one with possible terrorist ties.
DPS spokesman Lieutenant Chris Olivares posted photos on social media showing the arrest of a group of migrants for trespassing on private land near the Texas-Mexico border in Normandy. Among the group was a Pakistani migrant identified as 50-year-old Khan Ikramullah.
9/23: @TxDPS Troopers arrested 16 illegal immigrants for criminal trespass in Normandy, Del Rio Sector. Troopers identified one special interest immigrant from Pakistan, Khan Ikramullah. The group of 16 were jailed at the Val Verde Processing Center. #OperationLoneStar pic.twitter.com/gnnXSr7znI
— Chris Olivarez (@LtChrisOlivarez) September 24, 2024
The troopers arrested all of the migrants on criminal trespass charges and transported them to the Val Verde Processing Center where they will be booked on the state criminal charges.
