EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas reported that they filed 295 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from May 9-15.
In the El Paso area, Mexican nationals Juan Jose Medrano-Escobedo and Rosendo
Dominguez-Morales were arrested after allegedly entering the U.S. illegally through the Texas
National Defense Area (Tx-NDA) less than half a mile west of the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Medrano-Escobedo has been previously removed from the U.S. to Mexico twice, most
recently on July 30, 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
He has been convicted of three felonies, including evading arrest in 2017 and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in November 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Dominguez-Morales was last removed on Aug. 20, 2024, following an Aug. 18, 2024 felony conviction for assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Medrano-Escobedo and Dominguez-Morales are each charged with two counts related to violating defense property security regulations and one count of illegal re-entry.
Also in El Paso, two U.S. citizens are charged with conspiracy to transport migrants who are in the country illegally after being arrested by Border Patrol agents in Fabens.
Jared Isai Ramirez and Jesus Alberto Soriano, driving separate vehicles, allegedly attempted to flee from Border Patrol.
A criminal complaint alleges Ramirez lost control of his vehicle and collided into a rock wall. He and four passengers allegedly exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot before being apprehended.
The four passengers were determined to be migrants in the country illegally and were transported with Ramirez to the Clint Border Patrol Station for further investigation.
Soriano eventually stopped the vehicle he was driving and was also transported to the Clint Border Patrol Station.
The criminal complaint alleges that Ramirez admitted that he would be paid $300 for each of the four illegal aliens he was transporting. Soriano allegedly stated that he had agreed to scout the area for law enforcement during the smuggling scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas comprises 68 counties located in the central and western areas of Texas. The district includes three of the five largest cities in Texas —San Antonio, Austin and El Paso — and shares 660 miles of border with Mexico.
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