Overview

• López, a PVEM legislator and two‑term former mayor of Matamoros, was stopped late Friday at the Matamoros–Brownsville crossing and taken to CBP offices in Brownsville, Texas.
• Witness accounts say he remained under questioning for hours into early Saturday as his vehicle stayed parked on the U.S. lanes.
• An image shared on social media showed the deputy in custody with a migration agent at the bridge area, supporting reports of his detention.
• Proceso reports the stop occurred near the Puente Viejo area, while El Informador cites the Puente Internacional Nuevo, with neither outlet providing an official location from authorities.
• No official statements have been issued by CBP, the PVEM, or Mexican security institutions, and it was not clear whether he would be released or transferred.