Vermont Resident Sentenced for Importing More Than 50 Kilograms of Marijuana

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that Jack M. Cohen, 36, presently of Hyde Park, Vermont, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington following…

HSI Nogales human smuggling case leads to guilty plea to transporting and harboring over 100 people

TUCSON, Ariz. – A local area woman pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with her role as the coordinator of a human smuggling operation in Avondale, Ariz., following a probe by…

El Paso Sector agents seize more than 60 pounds of methamphetamine

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – El Paso Sector Border Patrol Agents seize more than 60 pounds of methamphetamine in a vehicle traveling on New Mexico Highway 70 on Monday. A black Nissan sedan with Mexican…

Human Smugglers Plead Guilty to Transporting and Harboring Over 100 Illegal Aliens

TUCSON, Ariz. – Amalia Gonzalez-Lara, 43, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty in federal court today in connection with her role as the coordinator of a human smuggling operation in Avondale, Arizona. During a…

Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Reentry by an Alien Removed After Conviction of a Felony

Gulfport, Miss. – A Mexican national pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry by an alien removed after conviction of a felony, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, and Jason E. Schneider, Chief Patrol…

Disruption of Two Stash Houses Leads to Several Arrests

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrest 13 migrants inside two human smuggling stash houses located in Hidalgo County. One of the locations was identified following a…

RGV MMP Uses Public Radio to Identify a Deceased Man Found in Falfurrias

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) Missing Migrant Program (MMP) and the RGV Joint Forensic Center (JFC) were able to positively identify a deceased Guatemalan migrant found on a…

RGV Agents Apprehend Over 45K Migrants in October

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 made 45,324 migrant encounters in October,…

Cruz: Biden administration is deliberately creating lawlessness in Texas

EL PASO, TX – As many Americans wonder why the Biden Administration is ignoring the crisis at America’s southern border, Texas Senator Ted Cruz says he knows why. Cruz alleged President Biden…

233 Fentanyl Pills Seized at Highway 111 Checkpoint

NILAND, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen accused of smuggling 233 fentanyl pills through an immigration checkpoint Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 12:40…

Multiple Criminal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members with criminal histories in their home country of El Salvador and two Guatemalan nationals previously convicted in the…

Agents Rescue an Injured Migrant in the Mountains

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued an undocumented individual in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo, Thursday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m.,…

RGV Agents Discover a 53 Migrants at a Stash House In McAllen

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted six migrant smuggling attempts over the weekend that resulted in 78 arrests. On Nov. 12, a Kingsville Border Patrol Station…

Human smuggler arrested for transporting over 60 noncitizens, including 4 children, in box truck

ALPINE, Texas – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested a Las Cruces, New Mexico, man Tuesday in Brewster (Texas) County on federal criminal charges related…

Four MS-13 Gang Members Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley Within 14 Hours

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested four Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members and two other migrants previously arrested for sexual crimes. Within a 14-hour time span,…

Agents Apprehend Large Group in Big Bend Sector

ALPINE, Texas – Agents from Alpine Station apprehended 67 Undocumented Non-Citizens south of the city. On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Border Patrol Agents working the Highway 118 checkpoint apprehended 67 UDNCs in a…

Multi-agency effort leads to the arrest of a cartel member

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents together with Webb County Constable’s Office (WCCP2) Precinct 2 arrested a cartel member near downtown Laredo. The incident occurred on Nov. 9, when agents…

Smugglers Use Dump Trailer to Transport Migrants Around Checkpoint

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted two migrant smuggling attempts within 24 hours. On Nov. 8, a Kingsville Border Patrol Station agent observed a Chevrolet…

Over 60 Undocumented Noncitizens Concealed in Box Truck

ALPINE – A Las Cruces man was arrested yesterday in Brewster County on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in human trafficking. According to court documents, Javier Duarte, 22, was driving…

Defendant Sentenced to 45 Months for Smuggling Event that Resulted in Death

Assistant U. S. Attorney Amanda T. Muskat (619) 546-6495 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 9, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Leobardo Soto-Toledo, a foot guide who led a group of 14 undocumented migrants…

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