RGV Mother and Daughter Face Prison After Human Smuggling Conviction
· Texas Border Business
A federal jury in Corpus Christi has found a mother and daughter from the Rio Grande Valley guilty of human smuggling. The conviction stems from an incident on July 22, 2025, when they were stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint near Kingsville. Authorities discovered a passenger in their vehicle was an illegal alien who had been smuggled into the U.S. and was headed to Houston. Despite the defense's claim that they believed the passenger was a U.S. citizen, the jury rejected this argument. Sentencing is set for September 1, with both facing up to 10 years in prison.
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