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Eagle Pass man sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for role in human smuggling operation

Rodolfo Daniel De Hoyos was sentenced to 170 months for smuggling, kidnapping, extortion, and sexual assault of a migrant family, part of a network receiving 89 years total in prison.

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An Eagle Pass man was sentenced to 14 years and two months in prison for his role in a human smuggling operation, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said.Rodolfo Daniel De Hoyos, 22, received the sentence on Monday inside a courtroom in Del Rio, Texas.De Hoyos had pleaded guilty to count one of a six-count indictment on Nov. 26, 2025, the DOJ said in a Tuesday news release.He was previously taken into custody on Nov. 22, 2021, after Texas Depa…

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A man from Eagle Pass was sentenced on Monday to 14 years in federal prison for his involvement in a smuggling organization of people who held a migrant family hostage and sexually assaulted a pregnant woman. The defendant, Rodolfo Daniel De Hoyos, 22, pleaded guilty in November 2024 of conspiracy to house undocumented immigrants causing serious injuries and endangering lives. According to authorities, De Hoyos was first arrested on 22 November …

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Telemundo San Antonio (60) broke the news in on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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