Cuban National Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes after Using His Border Ranch as a Criminal Corridor

EL PASO – A Cuban national living in Fort Hancock was sentenced today to 460 months in prison for drugs, firearms and immigration crimes. On July 23, 2021, Gilberto Morales, 57, was…

Is that a snake in your pants? Border officers find 52 reptiles in man’s clothing

SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry thwarted a significant smuggling attempt after discovering 52 reptiles, tied up in small bags and hidden…

Fort Brown Border Patrol Agents Encounter a Group of 86 Migrants

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested 136 migrants unlawfully present in the United States in four separate events across the Rio Grande Valley. On March 7,…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrest sex offender with outstanding warrant

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents from the Freer Station arrested a felony convicted sex offender who had attempted to cross illegally with a group of undocumented individuals near Freer,…

‘Tragic’: Border Officers Catch Several Female American Citizens Storing Nearly A Pound Of Fentanyl In Their Bodies

‘Tragic’: Border Officers Catch Several Female American Citizens Storing Nearly A Pound Of Fentanyl In Their Bodies Jennie Taer on March 5, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso,…

Border Patrol, FURA Intercept Vessel with over $300K in Bulk Cash

AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico –US. Border Patrol and Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces for Rapid Action (FURA, for its Spanish acronym) agents intercepted Wednesday an outbound 18 -ft vessel where four men transported…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrest sex offender

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents from the Laredo South Station arrested a convicted sex offender in Laredo, Texas. The arrest occurred on March 2, when agents apprehended several undocumented…

US Border Patrol Apprehends 27 Romanians After Illegal Border Crossing in Houlton, Maine

HOULTON, Me. — On February 25, 2022, a convoy of four vehicles was interdicted after illegally crossing the border near Union Corners, Maine. Border Patrol Agents from the Houlton Station, Sector Intelligence Unit, and…

U.S. Border Patrol Announces Career Opportunities

GRAND FORKS N.D. — The Grand Forks Sector would like to announce that the U.S. Border Patrol is currently soliciting for people interested in becoming a Border Patrol Agent. Border Patrol Agents…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents shuts down stash house

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents discovered a stash house apprehending several undocumented individuals in central Laredo, Texas. Stash house in Laredo, Texas is shut down by US BorderPatrol. The…

El Salvadoran Convicted of Homicide Apprehended in Rangeley, Maine by US Border Patrol Agents

RANGELEY, Maine — On February 17, 2022, U.S. Border Patrol Agents from the Rangeley Station in Maine encountered a Penske truck partially blocking traffic. Agents approached the driver, Oscar Armando Reyes-Pais, determining…

Over $360K Worth of Marijuana Seized by Border Patrol

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted a narcotics smuggling attempt resulting in the seizure of 451 pounds of marijuana. Early this morning, a Rio Grande City…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol Proudly Presents the Youth of the Month Honorees for February

Laredo, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol presents the Youth of the Month honorees for February 2022. Laredo Sector along with community partners, educators, and honoree families celebrates the incredible achievements and…

Over $1.2M Worth of Narcotics Seized by Border Patrol

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted six narcotic smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana, methamphetamines, and cocaine. On Feb. 24,…

Border Patrol Agents See a Rise in Train Rescues

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector encountered more than 30 migrants, trapped in rail cars, in 48 hours. On Feb. 28., at approximately 7:45 a.m.,…

Horseback Border Agent Allegedly Fatally Shoots Mexican Migrant In Arizona

A border patrol agent who was a part of the Douglas Border Patrol Station Horse Patrol Unit fatally shot a migrant allegedly Saturday night, according to a statement from U.S. Customs and…

Florida AG Moody calls for resignation of DHS Secretary Mayorkas over failed border policy, national security crisis

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody is demanding the immediate resignation of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas—leading 13 other states in an effort to replace the DHS leader. Citing the…

Nobody’s Happy With The Biden Administration’s Nearly Five Months-Delayed Border Patrol ‘Whipping’ Report

Groups on opposing sides of the debate surrounding the possible conclusions of the investigation into an incident in which border agents on horseback allegedly “whipped” Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas in…

Migrant Encounters At The Border Have Nearly Doubled Since Biden Took Office

The number of migrants encountered at the southern border in January nearly doubled that of January 2021, when President Joe Biden took office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported Friday. CBP…

Video Shows Border Patrol Saving Migrant Family That Almost Drowned In Rio Grande

A video surfaced Sunday of Border Patrol agents’ rescuing a family of Haitian migrants that nearly drowned in the Rio Grande river in Del Rio, Texas. Agents in the video appeared to…

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