Mexican national Federico De Los Rios Rios pleaded guilty to drug smuggling, facing 10 years to life in prison after trying to smuggle fentanyl and cocaine into the US.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, also will be in Eagle Pass.
A flight from Minneapolis to Mexico on Wednesday had to be diverted to El Paso due to a “security concern,” drawing a response from the FBI. Sun Country Airlines Flight 593 was forced to make an unscheduled stop in El Paso, near the US-Mexico border. The plane reportedly landed without incident, according to NBC News.
Sun Country Airlines reported Flight SY593, bound for Mazatlán was diverted "out of an abundance of caution in response to a security concern."
In 1836, Texas proclaimed independence from Mexico. In 1899, President William McKinley signed legislation establishing Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. The park received record flooding in November 2006, resulting in more than $36 million in damage.