DEL RIO, Texas – A federal jury in Del Rio convicted a Cuban national for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Alejandro Ortiz-Mastrapa, 31, drove from Abilene to Del Rio on Aug. 9, 2025, to transport illegal aliens. He was apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents prior to making contact with the illegal aliens he intended to pick up. Evidence found on Ortiz-Mastrapa’s phone revealed a series of messages with a facilitator, who coordinated the event.
Co-defendant Edian Orlando Ruiz-Cedeno was also charged in the conspiracy but pleaded guilty on Jan. 20.
The U.S. Border Patrol investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nallely Duarte and Amy Greenbaum are prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America , a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
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Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Western District of Texas — U.S. Department of Justice press release.