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The uncle of a Honduran girl smuggled into the United States who was beaten, raped and tortured by him and a pair of illegal immigrants who “rescued” her was also her sponsor and was granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by the Biden administration, authorities said Friday.

Felix Bustillo Diaz, a 49-year-old criminal illegal alien from Honduras, and Jose Gerber-Rivera, a 45-year-old Salvadoran national, are accused of raping the girl, who is Bustillo’s grandneice. The pair were arrested in the Houston area.

“The conduct uncovered in this investigation was both disturbing and inexcusable,” said Homeland Security Investigations Houston Special Agent in Charge Chad Plantz. “Our agents and partners worked tirelessly to ensure these individuals

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