Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 2017 would designate the Border
Patrol checkpoint on United States Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas,
as the Javier Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint. After serving his country honorably as a United States Marine, Agent
Vega joined the United States Border Patrol in 2008. During his time in
the United States Border Patrol, he served as a canine handler and was
involved in 42 seizures of narcotics and 38 separate cases involving
the apprehension of 238 illegal immigrants. He was a man of honor and
duty, a man who loved his family, and a man who would give his life in
service to his country. On August 3, 2014, in Raymondville, Texas, Agent Vega took his wife,
three children, and parents out for a day of fishing. While fishing
with his family, two illegal immigrants attempted to rob them. These illegal immigrants had been deported multiple times for various
crimes. Law enforcement believed they had conducted a string of similar
robberies at the behest of a Mexican cartel. Agent Vega sprung into action to defend his family.
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