Migrants accused of killing Mexican border agent after he asked them for ID

Three suspected migrants were arrested on Monday for the alleged killing of a Mexican immigration agent who had requested to see their identification documents, as reported by Mexican officials. The migrants, two from Venezuela and one from Colombia, were apprehended hours after the attack on the agent, who was discovered earlier in the day with no signs of life. The incident occurred approximately 30 miles south of the U.S./Mexico border.

State security and migration officials confirmed that the immigration agent suffered a fatal head injury and was found with no vital signs. His body displayed signs of violence, according to a statement from public security officials in northern Chihuahua state.

Authorities identified the agent as Luis Alberto Olivas García, a dedicated member of the immigration agency for three decades. The tragedy unfolded at a checkpoint just south of Ciudad Juarez, situated across the border from the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas, when the agent requested identification documents from an unspecified number of foreign nationals, as reported by the National Migration Institute.

Preliminary reports suggested that the agent sustained multiple wounds, likely inflicted by a sharp weapon, along with a head injury possibly caused by a rock, as stated by Chihuahua security ministry, Jorge Armendáriz.

Olivas García had been acknowledged earlier on Monday for his long-standing service, noted Armendáriz. The death of the agent underscores a rare occurrence of deadly violence against agents and transpired as migrants endeavor to cross into the U.S. in anticipation of an imminent crackdown on illegal crossings following the inauguration of President-elect Trump.

In a separate development, hundreds of U.S.-bound migrants queued outside an immigration office in southern Mexico, seeking safe passage northward towards the U.S. The Biden-Harris administration has witnessed an unprecedented influx of illegal migrants crossing the U.S. border, prompting efforts to fortify border security and execute extensive deportations.

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