CBP Phone Scam Continues to Target Citizens Callers seek information to bypass financial protocols

HOUSTON – Telephone scammers are targeting residents nationwide to gain personal information that would bypass financial security protocols. U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees are continuing to receive numerous calls from people…

RGV Agents Apprehend Gang Members Over the Weekend

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three gang members, including one with an extensive criminal record. On March 12, Brownsville agents apprehended a Mexican migrant with an…

GORDON CHANG: We Ignore China’s War Warnings At Our Own Peril

GORDON CHANG: We Ignore China’s War Warnings At Our Own Peril Gordon Chang on March 13, 2023 “If the U.S. doesn’t hit the brakes and continues to barrel down the wrong track,”…

One dead; five injured in rollover crash near Las Cruces, New Mexico

On February 6, 2023, at approximately 12:05 a.m., a black GMC Yukon SUV approached the U.S. Border Patrol immigration checkpoint located near mile marker 26 on State Highway 185, approximately 23 miles…

Four dead; multiple injured after driver of suspected human smuggling vehicle crashes near Rio Bravo, Texas

On February 25, 2023, at approximately 3:35 a.m., Laredo Border Patrol Sector Communications personnel broadcasted information via radio to Border Patrol agents indicating that a remote camera operator spotted a group of…

Weslaco launches “Se Busca” campaign, Targeting Smugglers

WESLACO, Texas – The Weslaco Border Patrol Station is launching a “Se Busca Información” initiative to assist in combating local human and narcotics smugglers operating their area of responsibility. “Se Busca Información”…

Agents Use Advanced Technology to Foil Human Smuggling Attempt

ENCINO, Texas – On March 6, Falfurrias Border Patrol agents interdicted a human smuggling attempt near Encino, Texas, apprehending five migrants. Falfurrias agents observed a vehicle make an abrupt U-turn on U.S.…

Two human smuggling attempts halted at the Laredo Sector I-35 checkpoint

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted two human smuggling attempts at the I-35 checkpoint. On March 6, Border Patrol agents encountered a tractor-trailer at the primary inspection lane when…

Del Rio Sector Agents Arrest Two Child Sex Offenders

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted child sex offenders, shortly after they illegally entered the United States. Feb. 24, while conducting line…

Agents intercept smuggled migrants from multiple local stash houses

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents in El Paso Sector intercept 171 migrants from four human stash houses this week. On Feb. 26, agents assigned to the El Paso Border…

RGV agents arrest five gang members; some identified within larger migrant groups

EDINBURG, Texas – This week, Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrested five gang members with extensive criminal records and outstanding warrants. On February 25, McAllen agents apprehended a group of 15 individuals in Abram; one being…

Human Smugglers Now Using Drones to Surveil USBP

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Border Patrol discovered human smugglers are using small unmanned aircraft systems, common referred to as drones, to surveil agents on patrol. At approximately 11 p.m. on Jan.…

Smuggling Attempt Thwarted on Saint Clair River

DETROIT – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Detroit Sector arrested five foreign nationals during a smuggling attempt near Algonac. On February 20, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Border Patrol dispatchers monitoring the…

Man Apprehended in Remote Arizona Location Pronounced Deceased

On January 13, 2023, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Border Patrol agents assigned to the Ajo Border Patrol Station apprehended seven undocumented migrants approximately 39 miles northwest of the Lukeville, Arizona, Port of…

Mother and Daughter caught smuggling over $830,000 of Methamphetamine

INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens accused of smuggling narcotics, Tuesday morning. El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized nearly 700 pounds of methamphetamine…

Caribbean Air and Marine Branch Breaks Ground on New Facility for Mayaguez Marine Unit

CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) continues to upgrade and modernize its operating locations and facilities by breaking ground Thursday of a…

More Than A Dozen Illegal Immigrants Found In Texas Storm Drain

More Than A Dozen Illegal Immigrants Found In Texas Storm Drain Jennie Taer on February 22, 2023 Authorities discovered 17 illegal immigrants in a storm drain in the border city of El…

Smugglers Get More Than A Decade In Prison For Holding Illegal Immigrants Hostage

Smugglers Get More Than A Decade In Prison For Holding Illegal Immigrants Hostage Jennie Taer on February 21, 2023 Two individuals involved in a smuggling operation that held illegal immigrants hostage were…

Laredo Sector Marine Unit rescues an individual in the Rio Grande

LAREDO, Texas – Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector Marine Unit rescued an individual in the Rio Grande in Laredo, Texas. On Feb. 19, while working their assigned duties on the Rio Grande,…

Biden’s Ukraine Visit Is A ‘Slap In The Face’ To Residents Of Town Near Toxic Train Wreck, GOP Rep Says

Biden’s Ukraine Visit Is A ‘Slap In The Face’ To Residents Of Town Near Toxic Train Wreck, GOP Rep Says Harold Hutchison on February 20, 2023 Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas…

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