Laredo men receive significant sentences for trafficking $4 million of marijuana

LAREDO, TEXAS – A 35-year-old Laredo resident has been ordered to federal prison after conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 1,261.5 kilograms of marijuana, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…

Agents capture wanted human smuggler near Chula Vista

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Thursday morning, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested the leader of a human smuggling organization. The 43-year-old male Mexican national had become a top target for San Diego Sector (SDC)…

The Central American caravan is here as large group caught crossing Rio Grande

MCALLEN, Texas – McAllen Border Patrol (MCS) station agents encountered a large group of 107 illegal aliens entering south of La Joya, Texas. On Saturday, MCS agents working near La Joya, Texas,…

Dangerous Mexican gang member deported in 2004 just re-entered the U.S.

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Sunday evening. The incident occurred at around 10:54 p.m., when agents assigned to the Calexico Station apprehended a…

Another MS-13 Gang Member Caught After Being Smuggled into U.S.

SALTON CITY, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an MS-13 gang member Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 3:45 p.m., when an agent assigned to the Indio…

Human smugglers bringing unaccompanied minors into the U.S. captured

DINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents disrupted two human smuggling events resulting in the arrest of 37 illegal aliens. Yesterday evening, RGV Border Patrol agents received information…

Another migrant child found abandoned in the desert, found by mother and daughter

LORDSBURG, N.M. – U.S. Border Patrol Agents rescued an eight-year-old unaccompanied minor abandoned in the New Mexico desert. U.S. Border Patrol Agents from the Lordsburg Border Patrol station received a phone call…

10 pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine seized near Salton City

EL CENTRO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man attempting to smuggle fentanyl, heroin and cocaine through the immigration checkpoint Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 2 p.m., when…

24 Unaccompanied children rescued after crossing Rio Grande into U.S.

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande City Border Patrol (RGC) station agents encountered two large groups of illegal aliens entering in Starr County, Texas. This morning, RGC agents working near Roma, Texas, responded…

Two Mexican Human Traffickers charged for freezing deaths of three sisters

SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA – Two brothers from Chihuahua, Mexico, were sentenced in federal court today to 66 months in prison and a $500 special assessment for smuggling three sisters across treacherous terrain…

Laredoan admits to transporting over 100 illegal aliens

LAREDO, TEXAS – A 59-year-old Laredo man has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. On Jan. 22, Barry Terence Harvin arrived…

Yankees Hall of Famer Derek Jeter Applauds MLB Yanking All-Star Game from Georgia

TAMPA, FL – New York Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter has applauded Major League Baseball’s decision to pull the 2021 All-Star Game from the city of Atlanta. “We are finalizing…

Inside Joe Biden’s brand new 90,000 square foot immigrant processing center

EAGLE PASS, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the opening of a soft-sided facility in Eagle Pass, Texas. The facility’s primary purpose is to safely and expeditiously process individuals in…

15 million doses of J&J vaccine ruined due to vendor mistake

White House officials knew weeks ago, but hid the news from the public. 15 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine had to be destroyed after a vendor mixed up ingredients.…

Killer of 15-year-old Jersey girl whose body was found in suitcases in Poconos 44 years ago charged

JERSEY CITY, NJ – In 1976, Police in the Pennsylvania Poconos came upon suitcases lying in the brush along the Lehigh River, near White Haven. Those suitcases contained the dismembered remains of…

Guyana man tried to smuggle birds inside hair rollers, caught at JFK Airport

JAMAICA, N.Y. – This wasn’t the usual game of peek-a-boo, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers won anyway after they discovered 29 finches concealed in hair rollers inside a Guyana man’s baggage…

60 Illegals caught, human trafficking tractor-trailer jackknifed on US-59

EDINBURG, Texas – On Tuesday, Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents discovered the illegal aliens in two tractor-trailer human smuggling events. Yesterday morning, Corpus Christi (CCT) Border Patrol Station agents…

Charges for Human Trafficker Who Organized Smuggling that Led to Deaths of 13 Mexican and Guatemalan Nationals

EL CENTRO CALIFORNIA – Jose Cruz Noguez of Mexicali, Mexico, was charged in federal court today with coordinating the March 2, 2021 smuggling event that led to the deaths of 13 Mexican…

El Salvadorian national guilty for illegally smuggling Peruvian

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – A 20-year-old man has been found guilty for conspiracy to transport an illegal alien and attempting to smuggle a Peruvian national within the United States, announced Acting U.S.…

50 Pounds of Meth headed off at the pass, Eagle Pass

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass South Station seized over 53 pounds of methamphetamine in the past week. “Immigration checkpoints are a critical…

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