(The Center Square) – Border-crime related prosecutions are ongoing with extraditions playing a key role in prosecutions. The latest extradition to Texas was the 23rd in one month, FBI Director Kash Patel said. The extraditions represent an “historic run for this FBI in returning and repatriating alleged criminals to face American justice,” he said.
Three most recent extraditions are of men from Quatar, Brazil and Mexico for prosecution in California and Texas.
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