Three former U.S. Army soldiers have been sentenced to federal prison after facilitating the smuggling of illegal aliens in Texas for financial gain and injuring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in a high-speed chase.
Enrique Jauregui was the lead organizer of the smuggling scheme in 2024, working with his fellow soldiers Angel Palma and Emilio Mendoza-Lopez to smuggle aliens out of Presidio to an undisclosed location — in exchange for a financial reward. ICE also said Jauregui “supported” Palma and Lopez with encouraging messages and instructions.
