South Texas man sentenced to 30 years after suburban crash that killed 5 noncitizens, seriously injured others

DEL RIO, Texas – A South Texas man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring to harbor and transport undocumented noncitizens following a June 2018 vehicle crash in…

October 27, 2021

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Agents Intercept Tractor Trailer Smuggling Scheme

Government News

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – United States Border Patrol Canine Detection teams conducting traffic operations at the Interstate 10 Immigration Checkpoint interdicted a tractor-trailer smuggling scheme. On October 23, 2021, Border Patrol Canine…

October 26, 2021

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Rio Grande Valley Checkpoint Agents Foil Smuggling Attempts

Government News

EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents foil checkpoint smuggling attempts. In the early morning hours of Oct. 25, a U-Haul box truck approached the primary inspection lane at…

October 26, 2021

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DUI ‘undocumented immigrant’ killed a 5-year-old girl in hit and run in Florida

Police Blotter

POLK COUNTY, FL – On Saturday, October 23, 2021 Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 32-year-old Ernesto Lopez Morales here illegally from Guatemala after a hit and run crash that a killed…

October 25, 2021

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U.S. Attorney’s Office and Law Enforcement Partners Address Surge in Violent Crime through Strategic Prosecutions and Community Outreach

Breaking News

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Connie Wu (619) 546-8592 and Cindy Cipriani (619) 546-9608 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 19, 2021 SAN DIEGO – To address an increase in violent crime, the U.S.…

October 20, 2021

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Agents Intercept a Clone Delivery Truck Trying to Smuggle 8 Individuals

Government News

NILAND, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized a clone delivery truck and arrested a United States citizen accused of transporting eight undocumented individuals Thursday afternoon.The incident occurred at approximately…

October 19, 2021

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Knock &Talk Leads to 5 Arrests with Multiple Weapons/Contraband Seized

Government News

YUMA, Ariz. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents in a joint effort, arrested five undocumented individuals and seized multiple semi-automatic weapons. Such items seized included, two semi-automatic AR-15 rifles, four semi-automatic…

October 19, 2021

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Loaded Gun & Drug Contraband Seized Over the Weekend

Government News

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen in possession of a of loaded firearm and drug contraband at an immigration checkpoint Sunday afternoon.The incident…

October 15, 2021

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Agents Seize Large Quantity of Fentanyl at Checkpoint

Government News

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.…

October 15, 2021

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

Government News

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…

October 15, 2021

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Smuggler Crashes Into Gas Pipeline

Government News

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…

October 11, 2021

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Map shows where immigrants are crossing the U.S. border

US and World News

Border officials reported that most encounters with migrants illegally entering the U.S. occurred in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, according to Customs and Border Protection data. Immigration officials encountered 441,855 migrants in the…

October 9, 2021

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1,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized at Highway 111 Checkpoint

Government News

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…

October 7, 2021

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Venezuelan man in ICE custody passes away in Mississippi hospital

Government News

NEW ORLEANS – A Venezuelan man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) passed away Oct. 1 at Merit Health River Oaks (MHRO), Flowood, Mississippi. The preliminary cause of death…

October 6, 2021

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Meth and Fentanyl Seized at Highway 86 Checkpoint

Police Blotter

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens accused of smuggling methamphetamine and fentanyl through an immigration checkpoint Monday evening.The incident occurred at approximately 9:23…

October 6, 2021

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Border Agents Seize Liquid Meth at Highway 86 Checkpoint

Government News·Police Blotter

SALTON CITY, Calif. — El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen accused of smuggling liquid methamphetamine through an immigration checkpoint Thursday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m.,…

October 5, 2021

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41 Migrants Arrested by Border Patrol Agents

Government News·Police Blotter

EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents respond to two human smuggling stash houses and a highway smuggling attempt on Oct. 4. In the early morning hours, a Border…

October 5, 2021

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How Biden Has Misled Americans About The Situation At The Southern Border

Featured News·Politics·US and World News

President Joe Biden and his administration have misled Americans about the situation at the southern border multiple times since taking office, according to Customs and Border Protection data and various media reports.…

October 4, 2021

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Border Patrol Agents rescue 69 migrants from inside a tractor-trailer

Kansas Woman Sentenced for Sex Trafficking a 16-Year-Old Victim

Breaking News

A Kansas woman was sentenced Monday in federal court for partnering with two others in a sex trafficking ring that prostituted a 16-year-old in Tulsa, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Chief…

October 4, 2021

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