Multiple Large Groups Encountered in Del Rio Sector
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector encountered four large groups of migrants after they illegally entered the United States, March 18 – 21. On March…
Seven Failed Smuggling Attempts Lead to 106 Arrests
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted seven migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 106 arrests. On the morning of March 21, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) received…
Guatemalan National Sentenced for Entering the United States After a Prior Removal
BANGOR, Maine: A Guatemalan national was sentenced today in federal court for entering the United States after a prior removal, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr.…
EMS employee indicted for smuggling two in ambulance
LAREDO, Texas – A 45-year-old man has been indicted on alien smuggling charges, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal grand jury returned the three-count indictment against Hugo Daniel Torres. He…
U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Heroin, Meth & Fentanyl Through the Highway 86 Checkpoint
SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint Friday morning. At approximately 9:10 a.m., a black Mercedes…
Migrant Struggling in Briar Canal Rescued by Agents
CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector rescued an individual, at risk of drowning in the New Briar Canal Friday. At approximately 11:49 p.m., the Remote…
Gibraltar Station Apprehends Previously Deported Felon
DETROIT— Border Patrol agents from the Gibraltar Station arrested a previously convicted aggravated felon. The subject has been formally deported twice by US authorities. On March 19, at approximately 11:30 am, agents…
Criminal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three Salvadoran gang members and a Guatemalan previously convicted of sexual abuse. On March 18, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents…
Tucson Woman Sentenced to Nearly Five Years for Smuggling Drugs and Undocumented Noncitizens
TUCSON, Ariz. – Yesenia Isabel Mendez, 40, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised…
El Centro Sector Opens New Facility for Horses
USBP Leadership and the Widow of Agent Bañuelosparticipate in the cutting of the ribbon of the newCalexico Stable Facility that is dedicated to AgentBañuelos. CALEXICO, Calif. – After several years of planning accompanied…
Surreños 13 Gang Member Arrested in the Mountains
OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Tuesday morning in the Jacumba Wilderness region. At approximately 7 a.m., agents encountered an undocumented…
U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Eight Undocumented Individuals
A travel trailer concealing seven undocumented migrantslaying on the floor and in the restroom. INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a United States citizen attempting…
Fentanyl symposium to feature experts in enforcement, prevention, treatment
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA – Fentanyl will be the focus of an event next week in Morgantown that will bring national experts to West Virginia to identify solutions to the substance abuse crisis.…
RGV Migrant Apprehensions Continue to Rise in FY22
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents continue to experience a high volume of migrants crossing into the United States. RGV agents encountered 33,838 migrants in February, a…
Three Failed Smuggling Attempts Lead to 32 Arrests
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts within an eight-hour span resulting in 32 arrests. On March 15, RGV agents working near Encino,…
Law Enforcement Works Together to Arrest 34 Migrants in the RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted four human smuggling attempts resulting in 34 arrests. On March 16, at approximately 12:00 p.m., McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS)…
Quebec Man Sentenced to 63-Month Prison Sentence for Role in International Cocaine Conspiracy
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford today sentenced Georges Yaghmour, 40, of Quebec, to a 63-month period…
123 Haitian Migrants Apprehended in the Florida Keys
Haitian vessel in Summerland Key MIAMI— CBP Air and Marine Operations, the U.S. Border Patrol, CBP Office of Field Operations, USCG along with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners respond to maritime…
El Paso Sector agents encounter migrants with extensive criminal histories
EL PASO, Texas – In the first two weeks of March, U.S. Border Patrol Agents in the El Paso Sector encountered more than 13 migrants with extensive criminal records and gang affiliations. …
Three Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy that Distributed Over 1,100 Pounds of Cocaine in the Cleveland Area
Federal law enforcement officials today announced the arrest of three men charged in a 30-count indictment for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that is alleged to have brought over 500…