Avila, a legal assistant at a workers’ compensation law firm, has a minor criminal record stemming from a 2009 arrest for DUI and drug possession, which saw him spend some time in prison.

Sandra was booked into the Butler County Jail on June 10, where she remains as a “hold for ICE,” in reference to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, until her court hearing on June 24.

Jacob Beltran covers crime, breaking news and general assignments for the Express-News. He can be reached at [email protected]. A San Antonio native, Jacob began his journalism career in 2010.

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. -- A Mexican national was sentenced Wednesday to four months in prison for illegally reentering the United States after having previously been deported. Jorge Luis Avila ...

Jorge Luis Avila-Castanon, 31, has been sentenced to four months in prison for illegally re-entering the United States after previously being deported, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The 12 immigrants were arrested Monday at two businesses located in Harlingen and San Benito, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, an ICE official said in a statement. The immigrants were from Mexico ...

Jacob Beltran covers crime, breaking news and general assignments for the Express-News. He can be reached at [email protected]. A San Antonio native, Jacob began his journalism career in 2010.

Service Employees International Union California leader David Huerta was injured in a scuffle with federal agents. Sandra Diaz, vice president of SEIU-USWW California, talks with NPR's Scott Detrow.