With assistance from other law enforcement officers, Border Patrol arrested more than 50 people Thursday and Friday during a major operation in the Rio Grande Valley.
Agents targeted people with criminal records who had no legal status in the United States.
Border Patrol, the FBI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Marshals Service participated in the operation.

With assistance from other law enforcement officers, Border Patrol arrested more than 50 people Thursday and Friday during a major operation in the Rio Grande Valley. Agents targeted people with criminal records who had no legal status in the United States. Border Patrol, the FBI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Marshals Service participated in the operation.

Deep dive into 'Operation Pick Off'

Border Report Live provides real-time delivery of the untold local stories about people living, working and migrating along the U.S. border with Mexico.
The information is gathered by experienced and trusted Nexstar Media Group journalists hired specifically to cover the border. The team is led by Salvador Rivera reporting from San Diego, Julian Resendiz reporting from El Paso and Sandra Sanchez reporting from McAllen.
Listeners can count on a straightforward, trustworthy, daily approach to breaking news and key issues facing those living through the issues developing from San Diego to Brownsville.

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Border Report Live provides real-time delivery of the untold local stories about people living, working and migrating along the U.S. border with Mexico. The information is gathered by experienced and trusted Nexstar Media Group journalists hired specifically to cover the border. The team is led by Salvador Rivera reporting from San Diego, Julian Resendiz reporting from El Paso and Sandra Sanchez reporting from McAllen. Listeners can count on a straightforward, trustworthy, daily approach to breaking news and key issues facing those living through the issues developing from San Diego to Brownsville.

Border Report Live provides real-time delivery of the untold local stories about people living, working and migrating along the U.S. border with Mexico.
The information is gathered by experienced and trusted Nexstar Media Group journalists hired specifically to cover the border.&nbsp;The team is led by Salvador Rivera reporting from San Diego, Julian Resendiz reporting from El Paso and Sandra Sanchez reporting from McAllen.
Listeners can count on a straightforward, trustworthy, daily approach to breaking news and key issues facing those living through the issues developing from San Diego to Brownsville.

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