Mexican cartel members are “running scared” and fearful of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, according to the sheriff of Tarrant County, Texas.
Like many local law enforcement officials, Sheriff Bill Waybourn has witnessed the sharp spike in illegal immigration over the past four years. He welcomed the increased enforcement from the federal government.
The Tarrant County jail currently holds over 300 illegal aliens suspected of criminal activity.
“They represent 22 different countries,” Waybourn said recently at a Heritage Foundation event in Dallas. “Some of them are going to be known terrorists, some of them are going to be known cartel soldiers, and the like.”
Among the illegal immigrants being held in Tarrant County: 12 for allegedly committing murder and nearly 50 for allegedly committing sexual assault of a child,…
