Maverick County Abandoned and Rental Homes Used as Alien Stash Houses

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018

The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reported that abandoned homes within Maverick County are being illegally invaded and used by undocumented alien smugglers as stash houses, cautioning Maverick County citizens to regularly check up on their abandoned properties and residences and report any suspicious activities to the United States Border Patrol at (830) 758-4000 or (830) 752-3300.

Also used by alien smugglers as stash houses for undocumented aliens are Maverick County rental homes throughout the County, including in the downtown Eagle Pass area, subdivisions near the Rio Grande River such as Loma Bonita, La Herradura, Eagle Heights, Balcones, Eidson Road area, Las Brisas, Las Quintas, Seco Mines, Siesta Acres, Deer Run, and many more.

Maverick County Sheriff Department advises rental property owners and landlords to do a background check on prospective renters and tenants and information provided by renters to avoid problems with their properties ending up being used as stash houses for undocumented aliens.

This problem is not unique to Maverick County, but is a well-documented issue facing abandoned and rental  property owners in both the United States and Mexico, including Eagle Pass and its sister city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.