Texas Gov. Abbott celebrates latest arrest from '10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants' list

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that U.S. Marshals have arrested one of Texas' "most wanted" illegal immigrants, Fabian Toribio-Martinez. The 25-year-old Mexican national was apprehended after being accused of raping a child and possession of a controlled substance. Toribio-Martinez was arrested at an apartment complex and is currently held in the Williamson County Jail.

Abbott expressed satisfaction with the arrest on social media, taking a jab a the Biden administration in the process: "That is one more criminal the Biden-Harris Administration let into our country that is now behind bars & off our streets."

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the arrest follows outstanding warrants from Travis County issued in January 2024 and October 2023. Toribio-Martinez had previously been deported in 2018 but reentered the country unlawfully and was arrested again in 2023 for drug possession and resisting arrest. In January, the Austin Police Department issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child.

The '10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants' list was originally crafted by governor Abbott and his team back in early June, offering cash rewards from $5,000 to $3,000 for information that can lead to arrests.

All of the men on the list are of Latino origin and have been accused of crimes ranging from aggravated sexual assault of a child to murder with a deadly weapon, with Newsweek reporting that seven of them are suspected of sexually assaulting children.

Back then, the governor said that the Biden administration had "dismantled every effective border policy his predecessor put into place," which resulted in "record high levels of illegal immigration, including dangerous criminals and terrorists who are a threat to the public safety of our state and our nation."

Since the list was made public, the Texas governor has publicly celebrated every arrest so far, including two who were captured within a one week timeframe at the end of June.