CBP supervisor charged with harboring illegal immigrant girlfriend

A U.S. Customs and Border Safety (CBP) supervisor is accused of harboring an unlawful immigrant with whom he was romantically concerned in his Texas house.

Andres Wilkinson appeared in a federal courtroom this week and was ordered held pending a detention listening to, the Justice Division mentioned.

Wilkinson started working for CBP in 2001 and was promoted to a supervisory place in 2021, overseeing enforcement of customs and immigration legal guidelines.

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A U.S. Customs and Border Safety supervisor in Texas has been charged with harboring his unlawful immigrant girlfriend. (Getty Pictures)

In some unspecified time in the future, authorities discovered that an unlawful immigrant, recognized in court docket paperwork as Elva Edith Garcia-Vallejo, was residing at Wilkerson’s house in Texas. Federal prosecutors say the 2 had a romantic relationship.

She entered the US on a non-immigrant visa in August 2023 and later overstayed the licensed journey interval, which expired on February 4, 2024, authorities mentioned.

From June to November 2025, authorities monitored Wilkinson’s house and noticed Garcia-Vallejo residing there with Wilkinson and her minor baby, in response to the costs. Investigators additionally noticed her in autos registered to Wilkinson, court docket paperwork allege.

Garcia-Vallejo was interviewed by authorities in February.

Federal prosecutors allege she had been residing with Wilkerson since August 2024. Wilkinson offered monetary help, together with housing, bank cards, help with monetary obligations and entry to autos registered in his identify, prosecutors mentioned.

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He additionally allegedly transported her by way of U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints.

Garcia-Vallejo started residing within the U.S. along with her husband within the border metropolis of Laredo. He requested that she turn into a authorized resident earlier than withdrawing the request in April 2025.

On Might 14, 2025, CBP investigators obtained data from a regulation enforcement database indicating that Garcia-Vallejo was Wilkinson’s niece, the grievance mentioned. She is the “daughter” of a person who listed Wilkinson as his brother in his 2023 background examine, prosecutors mentioned.

“The girl admitted that she had been residing along with her uncle, SCBPO Wilkinson, since on or about August 2024,” the grievance states.

Authorities reportedly discovered a Might 2025 doc through which Wilkinson confirmed to the Borderlands/Behavioral Well being Middle that Garcia-Vallejo and her daughters had been residing at his house as a part of his family since Dec. 7, 2024.

The grievance didn’t make clear whether or not Wilkinson and Garcia-Vallejo have been associated by marriage, blood or blood.

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Wilkerson faces as much as 10 years in jail and a $250,000 advantageous. Fox Information Digital has contacted CBP and the Division of Homeland Safety.