Three migrant suspects were arrested Monday on suspicion of killing a Mexican immigration official who asked for his identification, Mexican authorities said.
National security and immigration officials said the migrants, two from Venezuela and one from Colombia, were arrested hours after the alleged attack on the agents but were found earlier in the day with no signs of life. It is said that there was not. The attack occurred about 30 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border.
State investigators confirmed that the immigration officer was found with head injuries and no vital signs. Public security officials in the northern state of Chihuahua said his body also showed “signs of violence.”
On December 30, 2024, authorities escort two suspects after the death of a National Institute of Migration employee in Samarayuca, outside Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. (Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
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The agent was identified as Luis Alberto Olivas Garcia, who had worked for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency for 30 years.
According to the National Immigration Institute, the slain officer was at a checkpoint just south of Ciudad Juárez, just across the border from El Paso, Texas, when an unspecified number of foreigners were asked to show identification. was attacked by
The New York Times quoted Jorge Armendariz, head of the Chihuahua state security ministry, as saying that preliminary reports indicate the officer suffered multiple wounds, likely from a sharp weapon, and a head injury, likely from a stone. It was reported that it was shown that he was injured.
Authorities escort two suspects after Mexican immigration worker dies. (Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
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Armendariz added that Olivas García was recognized for 30 years of service earlier Monday.
The officer's death is a rare case of deadly violence against an officer and comes as immigrants attempt to enter the United States ahead of an impending crackdown on illegal immigration as President-elect Trump takes the oath of office. It happened inside.
Members of the Mexican National Guard stand near an ambulance after Mexican state police detained a migrant suspected of killing a Mexican federal immigration officer near the U.S. border. (Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
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Hundreds of U.S.-bound migrants waited in long lines outside an immigration center in southern Mexico on Monday, hoping to secure safe passage north and enter the United States, Reuters reported.
The United States has recorded an unprecedented number of illegal immigrants crossing the border under the Biden-Harris administration.
The cornerstone of President Trump's second term is securing the border and implementing the largest mass deportation program in U.S. history.
Reuters contributed to this report.
