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A federal immigration supervisor who allegedly lived with his undocumented girlfriend has been charged with harboring an undocumented person, Texas federal prosecutors said on Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Andres Wilkinson\u2019s alleged \u201cromantic relationship\u201d with this woman caught the eye of authorities last spring. Authorities later received information \u201cindicating\u201d the woman was Wilkinson\u2019s niece, according to a criminal complaint.<\/p>\n \u201cOn April 23, 2025, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) received information from Homeland Security Investigations that Elva Edith Garcia-Vallejo, a nonimmigrant, was residing [redacted] Laredo, TX, without legal authorization,\u201d the complaint alleges. \u201cAdditionally, the information indicated that Garcia-Vallejo was living with her boyfriend, Supervisory CBP Officer (SCBPO) Andres Wilkinson, who was aware of her unlawful status in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n On 14 May 2025, CBP\u2019s OPR \u201creceived law enforcement database research indicating that Garcia-Vallejo is SCPO Wilkinson\u2019s niece\u201d, it says. Garcia-Vallejo, the complaint states, is the \u201cdaughter\u201d of a man whom Wilkinson \u201clisted as \u2026 his brother in his 2023 background investigation\u201d.<\/p>\n Wilkinson, 52, allegedly gave her financial support, such as \u201chousing, credit cards, assistance with financial obligations and access to vehicle[s] registered in his name\u201d, authorities said<\/a>. Wilkinson\u2019s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment on prosecutors\u2019 allegations, nor did Elva Edith Garcia-Vallejo\u2019s lawyer. Court documents indicate he did not yet enter a plea.<\/p>\n Wilkinson, who started at US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2001 and was promoted to his leadership role two decades later, counted \u201coverseeing the enforcement of customs and immigration laws\u201d as part of his duties, prosecutors said. Prosecutors claim that Wilkinson also \u201ctransported the illegal alien through US border patrol checkpoints\u201d.<\/p>\n