Francisco Gallegos-Garza Charged With Re-Entry After Deportation
Border Patrol says agents encountered the 59-year-old west of Del Rio near the Rio Grande on Aug. 10 after an earlier deportation to Mexico.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 17, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET
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Aug 17, 2026, 7:56 a.m. ET
Francisco Gallegos-Garza Charged With Re-Entry After Deportation
Francisco Gallegos-Garza, 59, has been charged with re-entry after deportation, following an encounter with agents west of Del Rio near the Rio Grande on Aug. 10.
U.S. Border Patrol says Gallegos-Garza returned to the U.S. after being previously deported to Mexico. The U.S. Border Patrol is the investigating agency.
The matter is at the charging stage and has not been decided. A charge is an allegation, and Gallegos-Garza is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The charge carries a statutory maximum of up to 20 years in prison, if convicted.
Aug 17, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ETFirst report
Man Charged With Re-Entry After Deportation Near Del Rio
Francisco Gallegos-Garza, 59, has been charged with re-entry after deportation, according to reporting by theblaze.com. The case is at the charging stage and has not been resolved: no verdict, plea or other outcome has been reported.
U.S. Border Patrol said Gallegos-Garza returned to the United States after being previously deported to Mexico, and that agents encountered him west of Del Rio near the Rio Grande on Aug. 10, according to theblaze.com.
U.S. Border Patrol is the investigating agency, according to theblaze.com.
The charge is an allegation. Gallegos-Garza is presumed innocent, and nothing has been decided against him. No sentence has been imposed and none can be unless there is a conviction; the offense carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, if convicted, according to theblaze.com. That figure is the statutory ceiling written into the law, not a punishment anyone in this matter has received.
The outcome of the case remains open as of the reporting cited here.
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