Six military-aged Chinese citizens - all wearing camouflage - were apprehended in Texas north of the Rio Grande by US Border Patrol Agents on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. They were among a group of twelve illegal aliens caught crossing a private ranch near the Mexican border.
Earlier that day, Border Patrol Agents, some on horseback, assisted by a DPS K9 chased and apprehended a half dozen more illegal aliens in Maverick County.
The day before, DPS Officers arrested a Cuban man attempting to smuggle six more illegal immigrants following a high-speed chase through that same Texas border county.
And, in case you are wondering, US Federal Authorities aren’t just encountering Chinese men trying to illegally enter the US in Texas.
Four days before the Border Patrol apprehended those six Chinese illegal aliens in Maverick County, the US Coast Guard arrested four Chinese men among a group of eight stowaways that also included illegal aliens from the Dominican Republic on a barge entering San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico.
The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended approximately 3,900 Chinese citizens attempting to illegally enter the US during the last fiscal year. This represents a massive 75%-85% decline from peak volumes in the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years.
In 2024, the Border Patrol’s encounters of Chinese citizens who illegally entered the US reached 38,200 at the U.S.-Mexico border and 12,400 at the U.S.-Canada border.
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Abrazos,
Jack Beavers
