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…
SENTRI Inspection Leads CBP to Interception of 47 Live Roosters/Hens at Laredo Port of Entry
LAREDO, Texas –CBP officers and agriculture specialists at the Laredo Port of Entry intercepted a large clutch of live poultry hidden throughout a vehicle over the weekend. A total of 47 fighting…
Baltimore CBP Officers Seize 1,000 Counterfeit and Potentially Dangerous Solar Panels from China
BALTIMORE – Homeowners and businesses continue the popular and responsible trend of installing renewable energy solutions, such as solar technology, to save costs and to help combat global warming, but U.S. Customs…
Laredo Field Office Set To Temporarily Close the Amistad Dam International Bridge in Del Rio Due To Maintenance
DEL RIO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Laredo Field Office will temporarily close the Amistad Dam International Bridge until further notice. On Thursday, November 18,…
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Sex Offender
OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual Monday night with prior convictions of sexual offense. The incident occurred at approximately 10:54…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol and law enforcement partners arrest over 30 individuals inside a stash house
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents along with Department of Public Safety troopers, Webb County Attorney’s Office investigators, and Webb County Constable Precinct 2 deputies, discovered a stash house and…
Migrants Are Setting Up Camps Across Mexico, Hoping To Be Allowed Into The US
New migrant campsites have sprung up around Mexico throughout 2021 as migrants have grown uncertain of whether they’ll be able to remain in the U.S., the Associated Press reported Thursday. Camps are…
Biden Admin Won’t Push Border Policies In Meetings With Mexican Officials
Biden administration officials said President Joe Biden won’t push border policies in meetings with Mexican officials during the North American Leaders’ Summit, CBS News reported Thursday. The Biden administration, which has relied…
Kamala Harris Says ‘We Can’t Just Flip A Switch And Make It Better’ When Pressed On Border
Vice President Kamala Harris defended the Biden administration’s handling of the southern border, telling George Stephanopoulos it is impossible to “flip a switch” and fix the situation. “It’s not going to be…
Biden administration explains why vaccine mandates don’t apply to illegal immigrants “It’s different”
A source of contention many Americans has is that illegal immigrants have been essentially exempted from most federal COVID-19 health and safety mandates, including mandatory vaccination and the wearing of masks in…
Border Czar Harris says border crisis can’t be fixed overnight, can’t just flip a switch
Vice President Kamala Harris was put in charge of the U.S. border crisis eight months ago and when asked what is being done to resolve the crisis, she didn’t give much insight.…
Disruption of Two Stash Houses Leads to Several Arrests
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrest 13 migrants inside two human smuggling stash houses located in Hidalgo County. One of the locations was identified following a…
CBP Officers Arrest Fugitive Sought for Trafficking Children for Sexual Purposes
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the Presidio port of entry arrested a 45-year-old U.S. citizen female who had an arrest warrant for trafficking children for sexual…
RGV MMP Uses Public Radio to Identify a Deceased Man Found in Falfurrias
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) Missing Migrant Program (MMP) and the RGV Joint Forensic Center (JFC) were able to positively identify a deceased Guatemalan migrant found on a…
RGV Agents Apprehend Over 45K Migrants in October
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents continue to experience a high volume of migrants crossing into the United States. RGV agents made 45,324 migrant encounters in October,…
Border Patrol Agents Rescue Man from Burning Car
MCALLEN, Texas — Border Patrol Agents rescued a man from a burning vehicle just after it crashed south of McAllen, Texas.On Nov. 13, McAllen Border Patrol Station agents heard a vehicle crash…
Border Encounters Decline Again In October, Still Remain Over 150,000
Encounters with illegal migrants declined again in October, but border officials are still reporting more than 150,000 encounters a month, according to Customs and Border Protection data. Border officials encountered around 164,000…
Man Who Crammed Nearly 60 Migrants Into A Tanker Truck Sentenced To Over 2 Years In Prison
A man accused of cramming dozens of migrants into a tanker truck was sentenced to about two and a half years in prison, the Laredo Morning Times reported on Sunday. Rafael Alberto…
Convicted Sex Offender Arrested by Border Patrol Agents
CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual Friday morning with prior convictions of sexual offense. The incident occurred at approximately 4:05…
233 Fentanyl Pills Seized at Highway 111 Checkpoint
NILAND, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen accused of smuggling 233 fentanyl pills through an immigration checkpoint Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 12:40…
Multiple Criminal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members with criminal histories in their home country of El Salvador and two Guatemalan nationals previously convicted in the…
Agents Rescue an Injured Migrant in the Mountains
OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued an undocumented individual in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo, Thursday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m.,…
Border patrol agents rescue 5-year-old girl abandoned on an island by human traffickers
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Eagle Pass Station rescued a 5-year-old girl after she was left on an island, Nov. 13. Agents encountered a group of migrants…
RGV Agents Discover a 53 Migrants at a Stash House In McAllen
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted six migrant smuggling attempts over the weekend that resulted in 78 arrests. On Nov. 12, a Kingsville Border Patrol Station…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Rescues Individuals from a Grain Hopper Railcar
LAREDO, Texas –Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescued undocumented individuals found inside a grain hopper railcar in San Diego, Texas after receiving a 9-11 call. On Nov.15, agents assigned to the Freer…
CBP at the LA/Long Beach Seaport Reports Record-Breaking Year for Seizures of Counterfeit and Prohibited Merchandise
LOS ANGELES—In Fiscal Year 2021 (October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021), amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport identified and…
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