A quiet Texas highway exploded into chaos.A hidden passenger.A sudden reversal.A federal agent struck, as a desperate driver tried to blast his way out of a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. Now, the sentence is in—and it’s raising fierce questions about risk, responsibility, and how far someone will go to flee a federa… Continues… The August 1, 2023 encounter on U.S. Highway 57 began like thousands of routine checkpoint stops, until a Border Patrol canine signaled trouble in the trunk of 26-year-old Kevin Dominguez’s sedan. When agents opened it and found an undocumented person hidden inside, Dominguez made a split-second decision...
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