A suspected smuggler eluded authorities on Friday and entered Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas, a day after a suspected illegal immigrant breached a fence at the same military base while fleeing from the U.S. Border Patrol.
According to Lt. Chris Olivarez, the suspect was pursued by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers at high speeds through Val Verde County. During the pursuit, the suspect drove onto base grounds and continued to elude authorities. The base was placed on lockdown during the incident.
Last week, a vehicle driven by suspected human traffickers entered Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas, evading authorities. (Texas Department of Public Safety)
The suspect eluded police for about eight minutes before driving off-road and crashing through a second fence. Two illegal immigrants from Guatemala who were in the car were also arrested.
The day before, a 17-year-old Mexican national escaped from Del Rio Border Patrol officers attempting a traffic stop and jumped a fence at the same Laughlin Air Force Base.
Biden has been criticized within his party for using the same tactics as Trump to control the border.
Border Patrol deployed a canine team and arrested the boy after an hour-long search, and police also arrested four other adult men in the stopped vehicle, all of whom were believed to be illegal immigrants.
A Mexican national entered Laughlin Air Force Base in Val Verde County, Texas, on Thursday while being pursued by Border Patrol agents. (Google Maps)
Laughlin Air Force Base said it has set up a cordon adjacent to base housing to ensure the safety of base residents during the search.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Laughlin Air Force Base and Texas DPS for the latest updates.
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The series of attacks comes just weeks after two Jordanian nationals attempted to break into Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.
Fox News Digital’s Bree Stimson contributed to this report.
