Thread: TX: Shooting incident leads to immigrant arrests

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Shooting incident leads to immigrant arrests (9:51 a.m.)
By Tammy Fonce-Olivas / El Paso Times
Article Launched: 01/24/2007 11:46:21 AM MST


Two women and man suspected of harboring nine undocumented immigrants at a San Elizario home were arrested Tuesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
The three were arraigned in federal court today.

The names of those arrested were not available this morning.

Their arrests came after Border Patrol agents assisted the El Paso County Sheriff s Office and the Socorro Police Department in apprehending a man who allegedly shot at a Socorro police officer Tuesday morning.

While assisting local law enforcement, Border Patrol agents discovered undocumented aliens were being kept at a home on the 12200 block of Las Pompas Road, where the shooting suspect had temporarily barricaded himself.

The shooting suspect, Luke Herrada, fled from the house and was later arrested.

Border Patrol agents involved ICE after discovering that nine people at the house were undocumented immigrants. ICE agents began an investigation that determined the undocumented immigrants were all adults from the interior of Mexico.

The result of their investigation showed two of the women in the house had allegedly been harboring the nine immigrants, Zamarripa said.
ICE agents also arrested a man at the house on allegations that he participated in smuggling the undocumented immigrants into the U.S.

He is believed to be the coyote, Zamarripa said.

She said the investigation has led to more arrests. Details about the additional arrests were not available this morning.

ICE officials said Herrada went to the house because one of the arrested women was his ex-girlfriend.

Herrada has not been charged with any offenses linked to the undocumented immigrants, according to jail records.

If you harbor illegals you deserve to be arrested! Good for the Border Patrol and ICE!

ICE agents began an investigation that determined the undocumented immigrants were all adults from the interior of Mexico.

Goes with saying. No investigation needed here.

nine undocumented immigrants

Which way did they go?

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http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/10837617/detail.html
Jan 25, 2007
Shootout With Police Leads To Immigration Bust
KFOX now knows the name of the man Socorro police said shot at an officer, and sparked a SWAT situation.

Luke Herrada, 22, is at the El Paso County Jail on a $250,000 bond, charged with attempted capital murder.

Police said he was taken there after being treated at Thomason Hospital for minor wounds suffered in the shootout with the officer.

As KFOX reported, police say Herrada fired an AK-47 at a Socorro police officer who pulled him over for speeding early Tuesday morning.

Police said the officer returned fire and Herrada fled to a home in San Elizario, then to a cotton field, where he surrendered after a two hour stand-off with police.

Then, while assisting with this shooting investigation, border patrol agents reported discovering nine undocumented immigrants.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Celina Coria, Priscilla Chavez, Victor Escudero, and Kevin Lujan at the house in San Elizario, where the alleged shooter had first fled.

Later Tuesday night, ICE agents also arrested Jose Vasquez in the 1200 block of Presidio Drive.

ICE said the house was being used by an immigrant smuggling group, to hold immigrants waiting to go somewhere else.

All five are charged with transporting or attempting to transport illegal aliens within the United States.

They made their first court appearance Wednesday morning.