Border agents seize 11 pounds of cocaine at Laredo Port of Entry

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized cocaine in one enforcement action that totaled over $88,000 in street value. “In an effort to secure our…

United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona July 2021 Immigration and Border Crimes Report

I. Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326) 144 individuals were charged in July with illegal reentry A. 127 of those 144 individuals had previously been convicted of non-immigration criminal offenses in…

Two more convicted sex offenders were captured while trying to cross border

IMPERIAL, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested two undocumented individuals in two separate events with prior convictions for a sexual offense. The first incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at…

Here’s what $2 million worth of cocaine looks like after seizure at the border

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $2,007,700 in alleged cocaine. “Our frontline CBP officers continue to remain vigilant and…

Border agents seize hundreds of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards

MEMPHIS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) working at the port of Memphis flagged a suspicious shipment coming from Shenzhen, China en route to the central business district of New…

Another sex offender was caught trying to reenter U.S. at Mexican border

YUMA, Ariz. – A convicted sex offender was among the more than 1,500 migrants apprehended by Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents from Friday through today. Jorge Ramirez-Rivera, a 45-year-old from El Salvador,…

2.8 tons of meth caught in massive seizure at California border

OTAY MESA, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility discovered 2.8 tons of methamphetamine and fentanyl powder hidden within a shipment of plastic household articles.…

8,500 illegal pills caught at Laredo border crossing

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized undeclared pharmaceutical medication that resulted in the arrest of one female traveler. “This seizure of undeclared prescription medication…

Border patrol rescues three undocumented children lost in Texas border wilderness

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station located three lost unaccompanied migrant children near Eagle Pass, Aug. 2. At approximately 8:50 a.m., the Del Rio Sector Border Intelligence…

San Diego border crossing sees 114,000% increase in Brazilian immigrants same period last year

SAN DIEGO—U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents have encountered an unprecedented number of Brazilian nationals in San Diego Sector (SDC) this fiscal year (FY). Since Oct. 1, 2020, SDC agents have apprehended more…

Two more convicted sex offenders caught trying to cross border into California

IMPERIAL, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested two undocumented individuals in two separate incidents with prior convictions for a sexual offense early Wednesday morning. The first incident occurred…

Huge meth haul being smuggled into U.S. stopped at Texas border crossing

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in two separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of $645,320.…

U.S. contractors repairing the border wall attacked by assailants from Mexico

YUMA, Ariz. – While repairing damage to the International Border Fence near the Sanchez Canal, contractors performing repairs for Yuma Sector Border Patrol found themselves under assault by individuals on the south side…

DeSantis says Biden is America’s biggest importer of COVID-19 as immigrants continue to flow across the border untested

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed President Joe Biden after the President singled out Florida’s latest executive orders banning mask mandates and forced COVID-19 vaccinations. This week, President Biden said DeSantis wasn’t doing…

CNN finally acknowledges the Biden Border Crisis, “This is a crisis in their own making”

CNN has largely been ignoring the Biden Border Crisis and has given the administration a free pass as hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, including many dangerous criminals and those infected with…

RGV Border Patrol Arrests a Mara-Salvatrucha and a Sex Offender

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member and a previously convicted sex offender. Friday morning, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station agents…

Paisas Gang Member Arrested by Border Patrol

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual, a member of the Paisas gang on Wednesday evening. The 64-year-old Mexican national illegally entered…

Off duty border patrol agent save California pastor from carjacking

WESTMORLAND, Calif. – An off-duty Border Patrol agent from the El Centro Sector with the help of a private citizen stopped an attempted carjacking in progress, Sunday afternoon. At around 12:45…

Border Patrol Agents Rescue Eight Migrants Over Weekend

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued eight undocumented individuals in separate events over the weekend in the Jacumba Wilderness region. The first incident occurred Saturday afternoon,…

CBP Nets Another Ton of Marijuana at Detroit Border

Illicit commercial cargo manifested as ‘aluminum caps’ DETROIT — Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations seized more than a ton of marijuana at the Fort Street Cargo Facility on…

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