Texas man charged for smuggling 107 aliens in trailer

LAREDO, Texas – A 29-year-old resident of Elkhart has been indicted for conspiring to transport over 100 non-U.S. citizens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal grand jury returned the two-count…

Nearly $1.1M Worth of Narcotics Seized Over the Weekend

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted four narcotic smuggling attempts, including a cocaine seizure valued at almost $1M. On April 17, a Mazda CX-9 arrived at the…

Gang Member Arrested Attempting Illegal Entry in the Mountains

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member early Saturday morning in the Jacumba Wilderness Region. At 12:10 a.m., agents assigned to the…

Over 100 migrants rescued within 24 hours in El Paso Sector

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agents, along with Homeland Security Investigations rescued more than 100 migrants within the El Paso area, Thursday. U.S. Border Patrol Agents from…

Top Senate Dem Breaks Rank With Biden Admin Over Latest Immigration Decision

Top Senate Dem Breaks Rank With Biden Admin Over Latest Immigration Decision Jennie Taer on April 18, 2022 Democratic Michigan Sen. Gary Peters said President Joe Biden should delay Title 42’s expiration…

United States Attorney Announces Results Of Project Safe Neighborhoods Strategy

Tampa – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today the first quarter results of the Middle District of Florida’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) strategy. Over the past three months, PSN prosecutors…

RGV Agents Encounter Four Large Groups Within Several Days

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents encountered two more large groups in Starr County. The groups, with a combined number of 337 raise the total number of…

U.S. Marshals Arrest Rhode Island Sex Offender in Maine

Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Violent Offender Task Force announce the arrest of Stephen MacLellan, 23, of West Baldwin, Maine. MacLellan was being sought by the Cumberland Police Department…

Four-Year-Old Encountered During Marijuana Smuggling Event

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted nine migrant smuggling events resulting in more than 400 arrests and seized marijuana bundles valued in excess of $93,000 USD.…

Local felon admits to smuggling nearly 100 in trailer

LAREDO, Texas – A 49-year-old Desoto man has entered a guilty plea to alien smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Dedrick Lindell Coleman pleaded guilty to smuggling 95 non-U.S. citizens in…

Large Migrant Groups on the Rise in RGV

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents encounter two more smuggling attempts and large groups, resulting in 306 arrests. On April 12, Corpus Christi Border Patrol Station (CCT)…

RGV Agents Apprehend Five Gang Members

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13), a Sureno, and two 18th Street gang members in two days. On April 11, McAllen Border Patrol…

Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Intending to Distribute 6 Kilograms of Cocaine

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Alexander Carrasquillo-Rosado, age 31, of Syracuse, pled guilty today to possessing and intending to distribute controlled substances. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman,…

Lost Migrant Rescued in the Mountains Over the Weekend

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued an undocumented individual in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo, Saturday afternoon. At approximately 12:23 p.m., the Imperial County Sherriff’s…

Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Identify Three Human Stash Houses

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents with assistance from local law enforcement agencies disrupt four smuggling attempts, resulting in 43 arrests. On April 11, RGV agents received…

RGV Apprehends 754 Migrants in Four Large Groups

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents encountered four large groups and interdicted multiple smuggling events resulting in 781 arrests. Over the weekend, Rio Grande City Border Patrol…

Multiple Criminal Migrants and Gang Members Arrested

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested three gang members, three convicted sex offenders, and a Romanian national with a criminal history of financial crimes and identity fraud. On April…

Four stash houses busted in 24-hours

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents discovered four stash houses in El Paso, Texas, leading to the apprehension of 53 migrants on Wednesday. On April 6, agents assigned to the…

Kennewick WA man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison

Yakama, Washington – Chief U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian has sentenced Jesus B. Zavala-Alvarez, 28, of Kennewick, Washington, to 135 months in federal prison for his role in guarding a stash house,…

U.S. Citizen w/ Active Warrant Arrested & Multiple Firearms, Contraband Seized

CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen with an active warrant and multiple firearms Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 2:55 p.m., agents were conducting anti-smuggling duties…

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