Assault of Border Patrol Officer Near Eagle Pass Leads to Federal Prison Sentence

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal. Inc.

Anastacio Hernandez-Hernandez, 45, a Mexican national, was sentenced October 7, 2026 to 75 months in federal prison for assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol agent near Eagle Pass, Texas.

According to the Justice Department, agents encountered Hernandez-Hernandez and two other individuals on September 4, 2024. The group fled after agents identified themselves.

An agent tackled Hernandez-Hernandez and injured his own right arm.

Hernandez-Hernandez also kicked the agent in the head before another agent helped handcuff him.

Hernandez-Hernandez pleaded guilty May 19, 2025, to assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer. Chief U.S. District Judge Alia Moses imposed the sentence in Del Rio.