Border Patrol Agents Find Missing Child
Del Rio, Texas – A missing juvenile migrant was discovered by U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector. On Nov 30, Del Rio Sector received a notification from the Guatemalan…
Agents Arrest a U.S. Citizen Attempting to Smuggle Meth
SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen accused of smuggling methamphetamine through an immigration checkpoint Thursday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 6:55 a.m.,…
Mexico, Canada Claim Democrats’ Budget Bill Violates Trade Agreement
Mexico doubled down on its criticism of the Democrats’ Build Back Better Act, arguing that a provision favoring U.S. automakers violates the recently-signed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Both the Mexican and Canadian…
Customs officers find fentanyl hidden inside dolls in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky— Christmas came early for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Louisville Port of Entry. In just this past week, November 29 to December 3, CBP officers have…
Nearly 10,000 Illegal Immigrants Have Evaded Arrest At The Border Since October: REPORT
Over 9,500 illegal immigrants have evaded arrest and entered the country in one part of the southern border since Oct. 1, Fox News reported. The Rio Grande Valley sector of the border…
French Presidential Candidate Eric Zemmour Grabbed By The Neck As Rally Turns Violent
A right-wing French presidential candidate and television personality was attacked at his first campaign rally on Sunday night, BBC News reported. Security officers were forced to intervene when a 63-year-old man moved…
Two Peruvian Nationals Plead Guilty to Defrauding Thousands of Spanish-Speaking U.S. Immigrants
Two Peruvian nationals responsible for operating a series of call centers in Peru that defrauded Spanish-speaking U.S. residents by falsely threatening them with arrest, deportation and other legal consequences pleaded guilty to…
Four Defendants Sentenced in Connection with Trafficking 13-year-old Minor Victim
Miami, Florida – Four defendants were sentenced in connection with their roles in trafficking a 13-year-old minor victim through the use of online advertisements. The sentences ranged from 16 to 10 years…
U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Fraud Facilitators, Doubling Last Year’s Enforcement
BEAUMONT, Texas — The Department of Justice, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and five other federal law enforcement agencies announced the completion of the fourth annual Money Mule Initiative, which targeted networks…
US-Brazil coordination leads to takedown of significant human smuggling ring
Investigative efforts by Brazilian Federal Police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in concert with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division led to eight arrests and…
ICE HSI Casa Grande investigation sends smugglers to prison
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – A Phoenix area man was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in prison for attempting to smuggle ammunition from the United States into Mexico, following a probe by U.S.…
HSI partners with State Attorney General’s office in child exploitation investigation resulting in conviction and lengthy federal prison sentence
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky man will serve 32 years in federal prison after being sentenced on Monday for production, attempted production, distribution, and possession of child [censored]ography. The Office of the…
Partner Agencies Assist Border Patrol in Arrest of 30
EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners work together to disrupt human smuggling. On Dec. 1, at approximately 7:00 p.m., a F-350 utility truck…
ATTENTION Holiday Shoppers: CBP Just Seized Over $30 Million Worth of Fake Designer Products
CBP Officers at the LA/Long Beach Seaport seized more than 13,500 Counterfeit Products in a Shipment arriving from China LOS ANGELES— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Los…
U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Fraud Facilitators, Doubling Last Year’s Enforcement
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Department of Justice, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and five other federal law enforcement agencies announced the completion of the fourth annual Money Mule Initiative, which targeted networks…
Border Patrol Now Reports Encountering Migrants from Around the World
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass Station arrested six Eritrean nationals after they illegally entered the United States, Nov. 23-27. On Nov. 24,…
Previously Deported Alien Charged With Illegal Re-Entry
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Efrain Gregorio-Gonzalez, age 22, of Mexico, was indicted on December 1, 2021, by a federal grand jury…
Michigan Man Who Led Law Enforcement On A High Speed Chase From Lewiston To Dunkirk Sentenced To Home Confinement
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Donyell Williams, 27, of Michigan, who was convicted of high-speed flight…
ICE HSI investigation results in prison sentence and restitution for international hacking group members who stole millions in cryptocurrency
DETROIT – A sixth member of an international hacking group known to its members as “The Community” was sentenced yesterday in connection with a multi-million-dollar SIM Hijacking conspiracy. This case was investigated…
Human trafficking, forced labor charges are first under ICE’s new labor exploitation program focusing on abusive employers
WASHINGTON – A newly unsealed indictment charging 24 individuals with labor trafficking of Mexican and Central American workers under brutal conditions on South Georgia farms is the first investigation by U.S. Immigration…