Overview
- FBI and Homeland Security Investigations led court-authorized activity near San Pedro Avenue and Basse Road early Sunday with multiple federal, state and local partners.
- Authorities say the newly launched Homeland Security Task Force–South Texas carried out the operation and transferred more than 140 migrants to ICE custody.
- Texas Department of Public Safety was credited for the underlying state case that produced the search warrant executed during the raid.
- Officials reported disrupting the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua’s criminal presence in the city, with those detained identified as being from Venezuela, Honduras, Mexico and other South American countries.
- Key details remain withheld as agencies promise updates, with conflicting arrest counts circulating and local footage showing loud bangs, smoke, handcuffed detainees and vehicles towed.