Hector L. Villarreal is a
retired Special Agent, Criminal Investigator with the Department of Homeland
Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency. Mr. Villarreal was born and raised in Alice,
Texas is a 1983 graduate of Alice High School.
Mr.Villarreal began his law enforcement career in 1984 with the
Kingsville Police Department until 1986.
Mr. Villarreal joined the U.S. Army in 1986 as an Infantryman until his
end of term service in 1994 as a Staff Sergeant. During his time with the U.S. Army he was a
Drill Sergeant at the U.S. Army Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia and
was cadre for the Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC) at the Fort Hood
Non-Commissioned Officer Academy in Fort Hood, Texas. Mr. Villarreal is a veteran of Operation Just
Cause, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and is currently the Commander
for the Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Post 8621 and the District 6 Commander.
Mr.Villarreal began his
federal law enforcement career in March of 1996 with the Department of Justice,
U.S. Border Patrol, as a Border Patrol Agent, Senior Patrol Agent and
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent until October 2009. During his time with the U.S. Border Patrol
he certified through the Federal Law Enforcement Center (FLETC) as a Basic
Instructor, Law Instructor, Spanish Instructor, Firearms Instructor and Driving
Instructor instructing at both basic and advanced levels in Glynco, Georgia;
Charleston, South Carolina and Artesia, New Mexico.
While stationed in
Brackettville, Laredo North, Hebbronville, Falfurrias and Laredo South station,
he experienced the challenging effects of transnational smuggling and
trafficking of undocumented aliens, weapons, narcotics and other homeland
security issues. In October of 2009, Mr.
Villarreal transferred to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas as a
Special Agent, Criminal Investigator until his retirement in May of 2016.
During his time with ICE, Mr.
Villarreal instructed at the ICE Special Agent Training at the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia as an Adjunct Professor. Mr. Villarreal was a Spanish instructor, Law
instructor, Firearms instructor and a Driving instructor for the U.S. Border
Patrol. Mr. Villarreal is a certified
instructor through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).
Mr. Villarreal earned his
Associate of Arts in General Studies, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Colorado and
is currently a Doctorate of Psychology (PhD) student at North Central
University.
Mr. Villarreal was the
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice for Coastal Bend College and the Title
IX Coordinator for Coastal Bend College until his appointment as Site Director
for the Alice Site. Mr. Villarreal is a Master
Peace Officer for the state of Texas and is a reserve Peace Officer for the
Kingsville Police Department in Kingsville, Texas.