CBP Employee Charged With Impaired Driving in St. Paul After Trooper Finds Him Passed Out

Overview

• Minnesota authorities identified the driver as 31-year-old Alfredo Mancillas Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas, found slumped at the wheel at 3:25 a.m. in St. Paul’s Hamline-Midway neighborhood.
• According to charging documents, he failed a field sobriety test, refused a breath test, was booked into the Ramsey County jail, and was charged with third- and fourth-degree driving while impaired.
• Sahan Journal first reported the arrest based on charges filed by the St. Paul City Attorney’s Office.
• The case unfolds during a large federal enforcement presence in the Twin Cities, with roughly 3,000 Border Patrol and ICE agents assigned to the region in recent weeks.
• Recent operations have drawn public scrutiny, including the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti captured on video and leadership fallout that saw Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino removed, with reporting also noting scrutiny of Secretary Kristi Noem.