Federal agents in Texas say they deported a Honduran gang leader, intercepted cocaine hidden inside a truck’s suspension, and apprehended multiple convicted child predators in recent days.
Here are this week’s most notable immigration-related enforcement actions:
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ICE Removes Honduran Gang Leader Wanted for Violent Crime Spree
According to a press release, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed 30-year-old Yimi Samario Sevilla Leon, alleged leader of the “El Mango” faction, from the United States on August 11. The agency presser claimed Sevilla and 24 associates used police connections to commit robberies, kidnappings, and killings in Honduras.
Acting Field Office Director Gabriel Martinez said Sevilla “cowardly fled to the U.S.” after Honduran authorities uncovered the alleged scheme. ICE says Sevilla illegally entered near Eagle Pass in December 2023, was initially released, and was later arrested in East Houston in March 2025. A Justice Department immigration judge ordered him removed in May.
ICE Houston later posted several photographs showing a man being escorted on an airport tarmac by armed federal agents.
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Cocaine Found in Truck Suspension at Eagle Pass
Donald R. Kusser, CBP’s Director of Field Operations in Laredo, posted August 13 that officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry discovered 36.59 pounds of cocaine concealed inside a tractor-trailer’s suspension airbags during a pre-primary non-intrusive inspection.
Kusser said the driver’s visa was canceled and the person was returned to Mexico. CBP did not name the driver or release additional case details. A video posted alongside the tweet showed brief on-screen text describing the seizure, set to rock music.
NewsNation reported in 2024 that drugs seized by CBP are typically stored for years if needed in investigations, or destroyed sooner if not required.
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ICE Houston Reports Multiple Child Predator Arrests
ICE Houston posted August 8 that agents arrested 39-year-old Jose Antonio Banda-Banda, a previously deported Mexican national convicted of sexual indecency with a child, after his release from prison on August 6.
In a separate August 6 press release, ICE said a multiagency operation in southeast Houston led to 42 arrests of individuals it described as “criminal aliens and other egregious immigration offenders.” Officials said the arrests included people convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers, forgery, domestic assault, and other crimes.
On August 5, ICE Houston posted that 35-year-old Edgar Allan Becerril, a Mexican national convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child in 2014, was transferred from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to ICE custody after his release from prison.
In a follow-up post, ICE said Becerril was ordered removed in October 2014 while incarcerated.
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ICE Harlingen Arrests Vietnamese National with Multiple Convictions
ICE Harlingen posted August 8 that agents arrested 54-year-old Huy Hoang Dang of Vietnam, who the agency said has convictions for aggravated assault, robbery, and wire fraud. Dang was previously ordered removed and remains in ICE custody pending deportation.
Texas Takedown Weekly is a recurring series from The Dallas Express chronicling the most significant immigration-related arrests and interdictions across the state. Read last week’s edition here: Texas Takedown Weekly: Cocaine Stash House, ICE Detainer, And Border Drug Busts (August 8).
