MS-13 gang member uses asylum seekers as cover to illegally enter U.S.
MS-13 gang member arrested after attempting to use asylum seekers as cover to illegally enter the United States.
According to the El Centro Sector Border Patrol, agents encountered Jose Villalobos-Jobel,29, just east of the Calexico Port of Entry Saturday evening.
During a short interview, Villalobos-Jobel told agents he was a Honduran citizen who had traveled to the United States border with a large group of asylum seekers from Central America. He also said he was an active member with the notorious Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS-13) international crime organization.
Villalobos-Jobel was taken to the El Centro station for further questioning. He will be held pending his processing and repatriation to Honduras.
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