Press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas
SAN ANTONIO — A Mexican national who had been deported from the United States for a second time in June was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Del Rio, one of 235 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases filed by federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas from Aug. 14 through Aug. 20.
Luis Alfredo Navarette-Pastrana, a Mexican national who is illegally in the United States, was arrested by Border Patrol agents in Del Rio, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Federal prosecutors said Navarette-Pastrana was deported for the second time in June following a conviction for illegal entry. In 2020, Navarette-Pastrana was convicted of driving without a license and reckless homicide.
U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons announced federal prosecutors filed 235 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases across the Western District of Texas during the seven-day period. Charges were brought against several alleged human smugglers and individuals with previous convictions for DWIs, violent crimes and theft, as well as individuals with multiple prior removals from the United States.
Among the other new cases, U.S. citizen Pablo Clark-Guillen was arrested and charged with alien smuggling.
A criminal complaint alleges Clark-Guillen, who was previously convicted of alien smuggling, conspired to pick up a person who was illegally in the United States from India in Fabens on Aug. 18. The complaint alleges that when agents approached Clark-Guillen and ordered him to turn off his van, he complied but broke his phone in an effort to destroy evidence, cutting his hands in the process.
In addition to his previous smuggling conviction in 2024, Clark-Guillen has three prior DWI convictions.
Also on Aug. 18, U.S. Border Patrol agents investigating two separate human smuggling events followed a vehicle to a residence in El Paso. Agents conducted an immigration inspection and determined the driver, Aldo David Manjarrez-Vazquez, was illegally in the United States.
A criminal complaint alleges Manjarrez-Vazquez had worked as a pickup driver and coordinator in human smuggling operations since March 2024, receiving approximately $720 for each person he picked up and $250 for working as a coordinator. Manjarrez-Vazquez is alleged to have picked up and transported more than 10 people who were illegally in the United States in the El Paso and Tornillo areas.
Jesus Gamboa-Chavez, a Mexican national who is illegally in the United States, was charged with alien smuggling after a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper conducted a traffic stop and requested assistance from Homeland Security Investigations.
A criminal complaint alleges the investigation led agents to a stash house in El Paso that Gamboa-Chavez was renting. A joint operation involving HSI, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations and DPS resulted in the apprehension of 16 people from various Central and South American countries who were illegally in the United States. Two were children, including one who was unaccompanied.
Alejandro Diaz-Martinez, a Mexican national who is illegally in the United States, was arrested in El Indio and charged with illegal re-entry. He was convicted in March of his third DWI and sentenced to two years in prison before being deported July 5.
Ronald Samuel Lapop-Galicia, also known as Ronald Carbajal, a Guatemalan national who is illegally in the United States, was transferred into ICE custody after being found in Travis County. According to federal prosecutors, Lapop-Galicia has five prior removals and four previous DWI convictions. He is charged with illegal re-entry.
Mario Daniel Campos-Segura was also found in Travis County and transferred into ICE custody. Campos-Segura, a Mexican national who is illegally in the United States, has been removed from the country twice and has two previous DWI convictions. He is charged with illegal re-entry.
The cases were referred or supported by federal law enforcement agencies including ICE, U.S. Border Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with additional assistance from state and local law enforcement agencies.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas comprises 68 counties in Central and West Texas, covering nearly 93,000 square miles with an estimated population of 7.6 million people. The district includes San Antonio, Austin and El Paso and shares 660 miles of border with Mexico.
Publisher’s Note: Indictments and criminal complaints contain allegations only. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
