DPS Captures Deported Felon on Kinney County Ranch During Operation Lone Star

DEL RIO, TX – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) apprehended a criminal illegal immigrant from Mexico on a private ranch in Kinney County during Operation Lone Star last weekend.
On October 19, 2025, just after 9:00 a.m., DPS Border Mounted Patrol Troopers, along with K-9 Arya, responded to a Drawbridge camera alert. The team tracked and located 52-year-old Adan Delgado-Ortega hiding in thick brush and took him into custody.
Further investigation revealed Delgado-Ortega is a previously deported felon with multiple deportations dating back to 1998, and a criminal history including assault family violence, weapons charges, evading arrest, and drug possession. He was last removed from the U.S. in August 2025.
Delgado-Ortega was turned over to Border Patrol.