The migrant surge continues to increase in the Tucson Sector where agents apprehended more than 17,000 migrants during the last week of November. Since the new fiscal year began on October 1, Tucson Sector agents encountered nearly 119,000 migrants, according to unofficial Border Patrol reports reviewed by Breitbart Texas.
According to a source within Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector have been exclusively relegated to processing and caring for the wave of migrants crossing into the sector in recent days. Facing overcrowding at migrant processing facilities in the sector, the source says most non-essential details have been eliminated to re-direct all Border Patrol agents to the task of accommodating the overwhelming number of migrants in custody.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 58,000 in the past four weeks, according to unofficial reports posted on X. This is up from 55,224 encountered during October.
A Border Patrol agent died in the line of duty in Douglas, Arizona, after an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) he was driving collided with a light pole. The agent was identified as 44-year-old Freddy Ortiz, a veteran agent with over a decade of service to his country. Ortiz was responding to a call regarding suspected migrant activity on Tuesday evening when the accident occurred near Chino Road and International Avenue.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 150,000 migrants who illegally crossed between ports of entry during the past three months. This includes more than 47,000 who crossed during the first four weeks of the new fiscal year.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 49,000 migrants who illegally crossed the border from Mexico into Arizona during the past 28 days, according to unofficial Border Patrol reports.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 13,000 migrants in a single week. This represents the third weekly report from the sector in excess of 10,000 migrant apprehensions.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 12,000 migrants during the past week. Unofficial Border Patrol reports reviewed by Breitbart Texas reveal the apprehension of approximately 50,000 migrants so far this month.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended approximately 11,000 migrants during the past week, according to the sector chief. Unofficial Border Patrol reports reviewed by Breitbart Texas reveal the apprehension of approximately 40,000 migrants so far this month.
Tombstone, Arizona, Marshal’s Office deputies interdicted a human smuggling attempt and found four suspected migrants in an SUV. Border Patrol agents assisted the deputies and identified the migrants as illegally present in the United States.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two migrants in recent days with significant convictions for sex-related crimes in the United States. In one incident, agents arrested a man with a conviction from Utah for sexual abuse of a child. In the second, agents arrested a migrant with a conviction for attempted rape in Georgia.
Border Patrol agents report increasing rescues as the number of migrants crossing the U.S. border with Mexico increases. Officials cite soaring temperatures as a reason for the spike in rescues. U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens tweeted photos from a
The surge of migrant apprehensions in the Arizona desert continues as Tucson Sector agents arrested 10,000 migrants during the past week. During that period, agents also carried out 430 migrant rescues and interdicted 21 human smuggling attempts.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 5,300 migrants during the past four days, according to a law enforcement source. The sector continues to lead the nation in migrant apprehensions following a recent shift from the Texas-based border sector.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents encountered a group of camouflage-wearing migrants near the border in the Arizona Sonoran Desert.
A CBP Air and Marine Operations helicopter aircrew teamed up with Border Patrol agents to rescue two U.S. citizens who became overwhelmed by the heat on an Arizona desert mountain. After initial life-saving treatment by Border Patrol agents, the aircrew hoisted the couple from the mountain and transported them to a hospital for additional evaluation and treatment.
Border Patrol agents in the Yuma and Tucson Sectors continue to arrest suspected human smugglers with migrants packed into vehicles. In one case, the driver appeared to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol, officials stated.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol officials warned the increasing number of migrants crossing the border of the dangers they face as desert temperatures approach 100 degrees. The sector reports a large increase in the number of migrant apprehensions this year, including a near-400 percent increase in migrant families.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a large group of 200 migrants who crossed the border from Mexico near Lukeville, Arizona, over the weekend. In a separate incident, agents arrested an armed human smuggler who had three migrants locked inside a covered pickup truck bed.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents found 14 migrants stacked like cordwood in an SUV near Rio Rico, Arizona, last Wednesday. Agents arrested the 17-year-old driver in connection to the smuggling incident, officials reported on March 15.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested an alleged human smuggler after finding three migrants locked inside a pickup-truck toolbox. The agents discovered the migrants trapped in the box following a K-9 inspection.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol officials report the apprehension of a large migrant group who crossed the border near Lukeville, Arizona, on Monday. The group of 235 migrants consisted of citizens of 14 different nations and included children.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended dozens of camouflage-wearing migrants attempting to sneak into the U.S. interior after crossing the border from Mexico. The arrests took place in multiple human smuggling incidents interdicted by agents near the border in Arizona.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two alleged human smugglers after they reportedly hid six migrants in a pickup truck. The migrants included a small child.
A Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent rescued an injured migrant by carrying him down the side of a mountain near the Arizona-Mexico border. The migrant was unable to walk after becoming lost in the Baboquivari Mountains.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of migrants wearing camouflage in the desert mountains of Arizona. A team of federal agencies worked together to find and apprehend the migrants.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents continue to apprehend large numbers of migrants crossing the border from Mexico to southern Arizona. The large groups totaled nearly 200 migrants from at least seven different nations during a two-day period last week.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested an armed human smuggler transporting six migrants near Sasabe, Arizona, shortly before the new year began. In addition, agents apprehended more than 400 migrants in large groups during the past week.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a Mexican national after finding him with five smuggled migrants on December 27. The incident began as Nogales police officers initiated a traffic stop on the suspected human smuggler’s SUV and called Border Patrol for assistance.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested an armed human smuggler near the Arizona border with Mexico. Agents found five Mexican migrants and a loaded handgun inside the smuggler’s vehicle.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 320 migrants along the border wall near Lukeville, Arizona in three separate groups. The apprehensions of these migrants from 17 different nations came as President Joe Biden prepared to visit Arizona but skip the border region.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents encountered two groups of migrants along the border wall near Lukeville, Arizona, after they crossed the border from Mexico. Elsewhere in the sector, agents interdicted two other human smuggling incidents. Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 160 migrants from at least ten different countries along the border wall. Agents also interdicted a human smuggling attempt where the driver fled to avoid apprehension.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two sex offenders within a two-hour period on Monday after they illegally crossed into Texas.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a large group of migrants along the border wall west of Lukeville, Arizona, coming from eight nations.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents encountered a group of 94 migrants along the border wall near Lukeville, Arizona, on Friday. The migrants came to the United States illegally from six different nations, officials stated.
The driver of a U-Haul box truck in Arizona led Border Patrol agents on a high-speed pursuit with a group of migrants locked in the rear cargo area. The migrants had no means of escape in the event of a crash or abandonment.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents interdicted a human smuggling attempt during a traffic stop on Interstate 10 in Arizona.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents found a group of 17 unaccompanied migrant children at the border wall near Lukeville, Arizona. The children were with a group of adult migrants who illegally crossed the border Thursday night.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of 11 migrants found hiding under a blanket in a truck bed. The agents also arrested two juveniles on charges related to human smuggling.
