Twelve migrants have been charged with assaulting two federal correctional officers in a detention facility near the South Texas border.
The alleged attack took place in January 2025. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, ten Mexican nationals and two Guatemalan nationals, all men, "aided and abetted" the assault of two federal corrections officers at the East Hidalgo Detention Center in the city of La Villa, which is a 40-minute drive north from the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, authorities said.
Those charged include Mexican nationals Bryan Hernandez-Ruiz, 25; Francisco Antonio Hernandez-Mora, 27; Ivan Ramirez-Zapata, 40; Adrian David Guzman-Salas, 28; David Ramirez-Bautista, 21; Roberto Fabian Garza-Castaneda, 49; Jose Alberto Resendez-Hernandez, 27; Jose Ramos-Lerma, 45; Ruben Gonzalez-Balderas, 29; and Oscar Ambrocio Hernandez, 25; as well as Osman Joel Hernandez-Pavon, 22, and Roger Emmanuel Lemus, 42, both of Guatemala.
The motive behind the attack and the victims' conditions remained undisclosed.
"The Department of Justice has zero tolerance for violence against law enforcement officers," said U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei via a written statement. "The grand jury has returned an indictment that alleges a serious attack on two corrections officers, and, rest assured, the Southern District of Texas will hold accountable all those found guilty."
If convicted, each defendant faces up to eight years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine. All will remain in U.S. custody while their cases are active.
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