Mexican authorities say three suspected migrants were arrested on Monday accused of killing a Mexican immigration agent who asked to see their identity documents.
State security and migration officials said the migrants – two from Venezuela and one from Colombia – were arrested hours after the alleged attack on the agent, who was found with no signs of life earlier in the day. The attack occurred about 30 miles south of the US/Mexico border.
State investigators confirmed that the immigration agent suffered a head injury and no vital signs. His body also showed “signs of violence,” according to a statement from public security officials in northern Chihuahua state.
Authorities escort two suspects after the death of a National Migration Institute agent in Samalayuca, on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on December 30, 2024. (Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
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The agent was identified as Luis Alberto Olivas García, who had worked for the immigration agency for 30 years.
According to the National Migration Institute, the slain agent was attacked at a checkpoint just south of Ciudad Juarez, just across the border from the US city of El Paso, Texas, as he asked an unspecified number of foreign nationals for their identification documents. .
The New York Times, citing Jorge Armendáriz, head of the Chihuahua security ministry, reported that preliminary reports indicated that the agent suffered multiple wounds, possibly from a sharp weapon, and a blow to the head, possibly from a rock.
Authorities escort two suspects after Mexican immigration agent dies. (Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
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Armendariz said Olivas Garcia was honored Monday for his 30 years of service.
The death of the agent is a rare case of deadly violence against agents and comes as migrants try to cross into the US ahead of an imminent crackdown on illegal crossings when President-elect Trump is sworn into office.
Members of Mexico’s National Guard stand near an ambulance after state police in Mexico detained migrants suspected of killing a Mexican federal migration officer near the US border. (Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
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Hundreds of US-bound migrants waited in long lines outside an immigration office in southern Mexico on Monday, hoping to gain safe passage north and enter the US, according to Reuters.
The US recorded an unprecedented number of illegal immigrants crossing its borders under the Biden-Harris administration.
The cornerstone of Trump’s second term is securing the border and carrying out the largest mass deportation program the US has ever seen.
Reuters contributed to this report.
