- Chief patrol agent in the Big Bend sector Matthew Hudak becomes chief in the Laredo sector upon the retirement of Chief Patrol Agent Felix Chavez. The Laredo, Texas, sector is characterized by constant apprehensions and rescues of migrants traversing the expansive mountainous areas in the region.
Timeline for entries tagged “Nuevo Laredo”
A chronology of events related to U.S. border governance and migration
May 28, 2020
- Buzzfeed reports that after ICE’s abrupt deportation of Hector García Mendoza to Nuevo Laredo, he has gone missing. Nuevo Laredo has a reputation as a dangerous place for migrants, with many reports of kidnappings, extortion, and assault by cartels. ICE deported García Mendoza the same day a federal judge put a hold on his deportation.