Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $6 Million Worth of Narcotics in Two Seizures

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…

Seattle drug dealer who preyed on young runaway sentenced to prison

Seattle – A 29-year-old Seattle-area resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison for four federal felonies, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Steve Godina Ochoa…

Republicans want answers from TSA to why immigrants allowed to use arrest warrants to travel

Republican lawmakers have demanded the Biden administration answer questions regarding alternate forms of identification the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says it accepts from migrants traveling throughout the country. Republican Texas Rep. Lance…

GOP Lawmakers Announce Legislation To Stop TSA From Allowing Migrants To Use Arrest Warrants As ID At Airports

Over a dozen Republican lawmakers, including Texas Rep. Lance Gooden and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, announced legislation to stop TSA from allowing migrants from using certain Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest…

California man pleads guilty to defrauding millions of dollars from luxury car owners after HSI investigation

LOS ANGELES – 41-year-old Geoffrey Eldridge Hull, of Los Angeles, California pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud Thursday after a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security…

CBP Officers at Peace Bridge Discover Narcotics and Firearm

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized narcotics, drug paraphernalia and a firearm concealed in a vehicle that was encountered at the Peace…

Seven rescues within 48 hours in El Paso Sector

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents from El Paso Sector rescued seven migrants during separate events within a 48-hour period, Tuesday to Thursday last week. The first incident occurred Tuesday night,…

CBP Expands Simplified Arrival to International Airports in the South

NEW ORLEANS, La— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the implementation of Simplified Arrival at six airports in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. Rogers Municipal Carter Field Airport,…

Laredo CBP Officers Apprehend Two Fugitives Sought for Sexual Offenses

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), officers at the Laredo Port of Entry, detained two male subjects wanted for sexual offenses in two separate, unrelated incidents. “Sexual violence can…

Bee County Jail Escapee Apprehended by CBP Officers at Progreso Port of Entry

PROGRESO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations officers working an outbound operation at the Progreso International Bridge apprehended a man who escaped from the Bee County Jail on January…

New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Shakespeare Cruz, age 48, of New York City, pleaded guilty today to federal drug trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Ray Donovan, Special Agent in…

ICE HSI investigating after Florida man arrested at US/Canada border, charged with human smuggling

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Florida man charging him with human smuggling, announced Homeland Security Investigations Acting Special Agent in Charge Jamie Holt and Acting United…

ICE HSI investigation leads to 50-year sentence for Arkansas man

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a federal jury convicted an Arkansas man today for multiple child exploitation offenses. Matthew Ray…

ICE returns ancient artifacts to the Republic of Iraq

LOS ANGELES – Special Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Ventura, California returned ancient artifacts to the Republic of Iraq Thursday. The ceremony took place…

CBP Air and Marine Operations and U.S. Border Patrol Team Up to Evacuate a Woman from the Baboquivari Mountains

San Miguel, Ariz —U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and U. S. Border Patrol agents evacuate a female migrant from the Baboquivari Mountains. On January 20, 2022,…

CBP Officers in Massena Discover 11 lbs. of Marijuana in Trunk

MASSENA, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized multiple vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana concealed in the trunk of a vehicle, that was attempting to…

San Diego CBP Officers Discover Two People Hiding in Locked Trunk Compartment

SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry Wednesday discovered two women hidden in a specially built compartment in the trunk of a vehicle. …

CBP New Orleans Seizes 1,807 Copyright Infringing Pop Fidget Toys

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — On Tuesday, January 11, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) at the port of New Orleans targeted three international shipments for inspection. Each shipment contained boxes with…

CBP Seizes Over 1 Ton of Marijuana in Port Huron

PORT HURON, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations seized over 2,027 pounds of Marijuana within the trailer of an inbound commercial shipment at the Blue Water…

Dodge County Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonating a Federal Officer and Illegal Possession of Firearms

MINNEAPOLIS – A Dodge County man has pleaded guilty to impersonating a federal officer and illegally possessing firearms as a felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats. According to court documents,…

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