Texas Grand Jury Indicts 140 Illegal Immigrants Over Alleged Southern Border Breach

District Attorney Bill Hicks said he had managed to secure the indictments against the illegal immigrants.

In this file photo, illegal immigrants cross into the United States from Mexico to be processed by Border Patrol agents in El Paso, Texas, on May 8, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images

A 12-person grand jury in Texas has indicted more than 140 illegal immigrants on misdemeanor rioting charges following an alleged attempt to breach the Southern border earlier this month, District Attorney Bill Hicks announced on Tuesday.

Authorities say the April 12 incident in El Paso began when someone in the group cut through a razor wire barrier placed along the U.S.-Mexico border by Texas National Guard soldiers.