Agents Encounter and Seize Abandoned Kettlebells

CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents encountered and seized narcotics left behind in an abandoned house early Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 5 a.m., when agents working…

Port of Roma, Texas, CBP Officers Seize Over $200K in Undeclared Currency at the Falcon Dam International Crossing

ROMA, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted over $200,000 in undeclared currency in one enforcement action at the Falcon Dam International Crossing. “CBP conducts…

Agents Seize Large Quantity of Fentanyl at Checkpoint

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents working the Interstate 19 Immigration Checkpoint near Amado, Arizona, seized over 50 pounds of suspected fentanyl and arrested the driver of the vehicle Monday morning.…

Convicted sex offender caught trying to enter U.S. at border near Laredo

LAREDO, Texas – Border Patrol agents from the Laredo South Station arrested a convicted sex offender after he crossed the Rio Grande River illegally into the U.S. near south Laredo. The arrest…

Alpine Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Sex Offender

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between official ports…

Hillsborough teen charged for selling pictures of young children on social media

HILLSBOROUGH TWP., N.J. – Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Hillsborough Township Chief of Police Michael McMahon announced the arrest…

New York Man Admits Role in Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl From Drug Mill in The Bronx

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bronx, New York, man today admitted participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl from a drug mill in the Bronx to locations in New Jersey, Acting…

Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes

BOWLING GREEN, KY – Barret Lawrence, 39, of Franklin, Kentucky, was sentenced by United States Chief District Judge Greg N. Stivers today to 15 years in prison followed by a life term…

Peruvian Woman Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Smuggling Seven Kilos of Cocaine into United States through Newark Airport

NEWARK, N.J. – A Peruvian woman was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for smuggling approximately seven kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Peru, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…

Child abandoned by human trafficker after lowering him over wall on rope

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector encountered a seven-year-old abandoned by a smuggler Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 9:25 a.m., when El Centro Station’s Remote…

DHS Stops ‘Mass’ ICE Worksite Raids Of Undocumented Workers, Will Instead Target Employers

The Department of Homeland Security issued a memorandum that will stop “mass” Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids of undocumented workers at job sites and instead target employers, the agency announced Tuesday. The…

Smuggler Crashes Into Gas Pipeline

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents encountered an injured migrant woman alone on a ranch after the truck she was in crashed into a gas pipeline near…

Black Gold Seized by CBP Officers in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Fort Lauderdale International Airport discovered 2704 grams of gold being smuggled into the United States. The gold has an…

Former south Texas police officer sentenced to 10 years for setting up hidden camera to capture video of a minor female

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A former south Texas police officer man will spend the next 10 years behind bars for possessing child [censored]ography, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)…

Geddes Resident Admits Making False Statements to U.S. Immigration Officials

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Chasib Hafedeh Saadoon Al Fawadi (“Al Fawadi”), 36, an Iraqi citizen residing in Geddes, New York, pled guilty on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, to making false statements in…

Tens Of Thousands Of Afghan Refugees Set To Be Released In The US Without Set Immigration Status

Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees could be released into the U.S. without a decision about their immigration status, CBS News reported on Thursday. The refugees came to the U.S. on humanitarian…

DHS Says Climate Change Will Lead To More Illegal Border Crossings

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said extreme weather caused by climate change will lead to more illegal entries into the U.S. across the southern border. Severe earthquakes, tsunamis, droughts, tropical storms…

1,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized at Highway 111 Checkpoint

NILAND, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens accused of smuggling fentanyl through an immigration checkpoint Monday morning.The incident occurred at approximately 3:35 a.m., when a…

RGV Agents Locate Shooting Victims

HIDALGO, Texas – Five migrants suffering from gunshot wounds were encountered on the banks of the Rio Grande early Monday morning. The incident is indicative of the dangers migrants face while undertaking…

Hawaii man sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking following HSI investigation

HONOLULU – A Waianae man was sentenced in federal court today to 18 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for leading a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy on the islands…

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