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Owners of Abby’s Bakery in Los Fresnos charged with harboring illegal migrants
Valley Central ^ | 2/20/25 | Alejandra Yañez

Posted on 02/20/2025 5:01:33 PM PST by CFW

LOS FRESNOS, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The owners of Abby’s Bakery in Los Fresnos, Texas have been charged with harboring people illegally present in the U.S. and aiding and abetting the harboring, according to a criminal complaint.

Leonardo Baez and Nora Alicia Avila-Guel identified themselves to authorities as the owners of Abby’s Bakery and were charged after eight people present in the country illegally were found at their business on Feb. 12.

Abby’s Bakery in Los Fresnos, Texas (Photo taken by Jorge Vela/ValleyCentral) Baez and Avila-Guel admitted that they knew the people were unlawfully present in the country and that they harbored them in the property that they personally owned, according to the criminal complaint.

Two of the people present in the country illegally identified Baez and Avila-Guel as the bakery owners and the duo that harbored them and others.

According to the complaint, the apprehension of the individuals was the result of a worksite enforcement action.

“Post event, the facts of the event were presented to the duty AUSA, who agreed there was sufficient cause for a complaint for harboring and accepted prosecution,” the complaint stated.

ValleyCentral obtained the documents concerning this arrest just one day after a video posted on Facebook showed what appears to be an ICE raid at the same location.

(Excerpt) Read more at valleycentral.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Mexico; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: abbysbakery; aliens; employers; ice; illegalaliens; invaders; losfresnos; treason
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The owners were complaining earlier this week because they had to close their business due to ICE arresting all their employees. Now, they've been arrested as well. LOL!

This should send a message. Don't hire illegal aliens!

1 posted on 02/20/2025 5:01:33 PM PST by CFW
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If Governor Phil Murphy of NJ can get away with hiding illegals in the apartment over his garage, then why can’t these people in Texas do the same?

Or, just maybe Guv Murphy hasn’t been charged yet?


2 posted on 02/20/2025 5:04:30 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole.)
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I have read that you are only harboring an illegal if you don’t turn them over when asked or you don’t let them search your home, if the illegal is staying there.


3 posted on 02/20/2025 5:08:10 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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> Leonardo Baez and Nora Alicia Avila-Guel identified themselves to authorities as the owners of Abby’s Bakery <

The big question is where is Abby? What did they do to Abby? 🤔

I saw an episode of ‘Criminal Minds’ that was similar to this. At a minimum, the Los Fresnos police should dig up the bakery’s basement.


4 posted on 02/20/2025 5:09:02 PM PST by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
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“illegal migrants”

It’s “illegal ALIENS.”

Correct it every time you see it . . .


5 posted on 02/20/2025 5:11:09 PM PST by MCSETots
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Dems against slavery but all for illegals working for less.

Bet these guys worked for less and were housed so they’d be there to use as slave labor basically.

Just my thoughts.


6 posted on 02/20/2025 5:11:22 PM PST by Beowulf9 ( )
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To: CFW

Wipe em out.


7 posted on 02/20/2025 5:13:20 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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8 posted on 02/20/2025 5:14:14 PM PST by Liz
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Shout it from the mountain tops!

“Employ illegal aliens, go to jail!!!”


9 posted on 02/20/2025 5:17:05 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (No American money or lives for Europe’s censorious, socialist, anti-democratic islamophiles!!!)
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This will send a helluva message when they each get 10yrs in the slammer.


10 posted on 02/20/2025 5:18:30 PM PST by sevlex
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If your business model requires low cost illegal workers to stay afloat perhaps it’s best to develop a different business plan.


11 posted on 02/20/2025 5:31:18 PM PST by packagingguy
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If your business model requires low cost illegal workers to stay afloat perhaps it’s best to develop a different business plan.


I agree. And, the owners of Abby’s Bakery were cheating and thus taking an unfair advantage over similar businesses that employed American citizens in that they were likely paying lower wages. Not to mention the question of “What did they do with Abby”?


12 posted on 02/20/2025 5:36:30 PM PST by CFW
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To: MCSETots

Wrong on both counts. It’s “crimigrants.”


13 posted on 02/20/2025 5:42:24 PM PST by LouAvul (1 John 2:22: He that denies that Jesus is the Christ is a liar and antichrist. )
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Democrats are big mad that Republicans are liberating their slaves again.


14 posted on 02/20/2025 5:43:50 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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Phil Murphy backed down and admitted he fabricated the story about harboring an illegal less than 24 hours after Tom Holman said he was gonna pay him a visit.


15 posted on 02/20/2025 5:46:40 PM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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Maybe there is no “Abby”, and never was. Sort of like Aunt Jemimah. Maybe that name sounded American enough to catch the attention/ patronage of non latinos, so it was chosen to ‘widen the tent’.


16 posted on 02/20/2025 5:48:21 PM PST by lee martell
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To: CFW

Adios, mofos!


17 posted on 02/20/2025 5:51:08 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: CFW

This is toooooo good!!

Thanks for posting.


18 posted on 02/20/2025 5:52:47 PM PST by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: MCSETots

The few times I’ve tuned in to Fox, it’s “undocumented migrants”.


19 posted on 02/20/2025 5:53:01 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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Maybe there is no “Abby”, and never was. Sort of like Aunt Jemimah

Yes, but there really was an Aunt Jemima.

20 posted on 02/20/2025 6:11:47 PM PST by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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