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Border Patrol agents rescue teens from sinking jet ski as ferries close in on Lake Erie
PORT CLINTON, OH – Two teenagers were pulled from Lake Erie on Sunday by U.S. Border Patrol agents in a dramatic rescue after their personal watercraft was struck by a wave, ejecting…
Federal investigation prevents a neo-Nazi group’s planned mass casualty attack on New Year’s Eve
WASHINGTON – Investigative efforts by Brazilian authorities and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) resulted in the arrest of four individuals involved in online threats, hate crimes, and…
Migrant Dies After Falling From Border Wall In New Mexico, CBP Says
A migrant from Mexico died following a fall from the border wall in Sunland Park, New Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a press release Monday. The fall happened on Dec. 14…
Head Of ICE Scolds House Dem: Don’t Call Us Anti-Immigrant For Enforcing Laws Passed By Congress
Thomas Homan, acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency reminds Democrats that, despite the claims of Rep. Nanette Barragan, ICE isn’t anti-immigrant for enforcing Congressionally-enacted immigration laws.…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Halt Several Human Smuggling Attempts
LAREDO, Texas – Over a 24-hour period, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted three human smuggling attempts which resulted in the apprehension of over 70 undocumented individuals along with recovering a stolen vehicle,…
ICE HSI holiday counterfeit operation seizes $1 million in counterfeit drugs, products
NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans seized 59,425 counterfeit items valued at more than $1 million during a holiday-related intellectual property rights surge…
4 Houston-area men charged in $35M COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
HOUSTON — A federal grand jury in Houston has returned a superseding indictment against four additional individuals for fraudulently obtaining and laundering millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.…
ICE announces extension to I-9 compliance flexibility
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was initially granted last year. Due to the continued…
North Texas man sentenced to 5 years in prison for attempting to export weapons and ammunition following an ICE HSI, federal partner assisted, investigation
LAREDO, Texas – A North Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years in prison for attempting to export firearms, firearm magazines and thousands of rounds of ammunition to Mexico.…
3 more individuals charged with sex trafficking young runaway girls in Houston-area human trafficking conspiracy
HOUSTON – Three more individuals have been indicted and additional charges have been filed in a human trafficking conspiracy involving young runaway girls on the “Bissonnet Track” in southwest Houston. U.S. Immigration…
Border Agents Encountered Increased Number Of Migrants In November
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported Friday that agents encountered 173,620 migrants at the southern border in November. The number is a 5% increase from October’s encounters. Over 50% of those encountered…
CBP Reminds Public Ponche Ingredients are Prohibited from Entry
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are reminding the public that ponche ingredients, guavas, hawthorn apples, and sugarcane are prohibited from entering the United States.Ponche, a traditional Mexican…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol and Law Enforcement Partners Discover a Stash House, Arrest 13 Individuals
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents, with the assistance of Air and Marine Operations – Laredo Air Branch and Webb County Constable Precinct 2 deputies, discovered a stash house and…
CBP Port of Nogales Officers Encounter Drugs Within Load of Auto Parts
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Port of Nogales officers arrested a Mexican national this week in connection to a record seizure of methamphetamine by CBP…
Marijuana Bundles Discovered During Brush Clearing
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol (RGV) agents seize over 200 pounds of marijuana in Brownsville from three events. One of the seizures was the result of a tractor operator…
Fentanyl and Meth Seized at the Highway 86 Checkpoint
SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized narcotics with a combined estimated street value of close to $12,000 from three United States citizens attempting to smuggle it through…
CBP, Carnival Cruise Line introduces facial biometrics at Port of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with Carnival Cruise Line, expanded the use of facial biometrics into the debarkation process at the Port of New Orleans, becoming…
Convicted murderer arrested by Border Patrol
ALPINE, Texas–Big Bend Border Patrol agents arrest five subjects from a failed smuggling event at the Highway 118 Border Patrol Checkpoint. On Wednesday morning, Dec. 15, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Alpine Border Patrol…
CBP Officers Seize $1.2 Million in Hard Narcotics in Two Enforcement Actions at Laredo Port of Entry
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized methamphetamine that totaled over $1,200,000 in street value in two separate, unrelated enforcement actions.…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Active Gang Member
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station apprehended an active gang member south of Hebbronville, Texas. The incident occurred on Dec. 13, when agents apprehended the…
Vehicle Stop Results in 2 U.S. Citizens Arrested for Narcotics & Human Smuggling
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens accused of both human and narcotic smuggling Thursday morning. At approximately 7:45 a.m., El Centro Sector agents encountered…
CBP Warns Residents of Phone Scam
Caller impersonating CBP Officers/Agents GRAND FORKS N.D. — A telephone scam is targeting residents nationwide in an attempt to gain banking information from unsuspecting residents. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and…
Southeast Texas operation targeting violent fugitives leads to 351 arrests, seizure of more than $4.3 million
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Corpus Christi, and various other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies recently announced…
ICE attends memorial in El Salvador remembering victims of El Mozote massacre 40 years later, coinciding with Human Rights Day
WASHINGTON – Representatives from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC) traveled to El Salvador this week to remember the victims of the largest single…
ICE HSI, local police investigation leads to 6-year sentence for North Dakota man
FARGO – An eastern North Dakota man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 72 months in prison for his role in a string of violent robberies in the summer of 2019.…
CBP Officers Seize over $3 Million in Methamphetamine at Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $3,061,000 in alleged methamphetamine in two incidents. “As the holidays get closer, we tend to…
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