U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) helicopter aircrews assisted Big Bend Sector Border Patrol agents in apprehending a group of 31 Guatemalan migrants attempting to sneak into the U.S. from Mexico.
Tucson Sector Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 300 pounds of drugs and eight loaded weapons being smuggled into the U.S. through Arizona ports of entry over the weekend. Officers also seized nearly 2,000 rounds of ammunition with the firearms cache.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials announced the construction start of eight miles of a new border wall barrier system in the nation’s busiest sector. The construction project covers eight miles of the Rio Grande border where no barrier currently exists.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Border Patrol agents seized 169 pounds of methamphetamine, 90 pounds of heroin, 11 pounds of fentanyl, and 29 pounds of cocaine during the past week at five separate vehicle inspection checkpoints in California and Arizona.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Border Patrol agents teamed up to rescue nearly 5,000 migrants during Fiscal Year 2019. These rescues saved the lives of thousands who were abused at the hands of cartel-connected human smugglers.
Border Patrol agents and local law enforcement recovered the remains of three migrants who died near the Texas border with Mexico. Two occurred in Brooks County, about 80 miles from the border.
The apprehension of migrant families who illegally crossed the border from Mexico into the U.S. during Fiscal Year 2019 more than tripled the previous year’s record. Agents apprehended nearly a half-million migrant families during the period ending September 30.
The apprehension of migrants who crossed the border into the U.S. reached 1.1 million during Fiscal Year 2019. More than 850,000 crossed into the U.S. illegally. Of those, nearly a half-million of the migrants were family units.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) aircrew saved the life of a migrant woman who became lost in the Arizona desert after illegally crossing the border. The aircrew spotted a signal fire set by the woman shortly before she lost consciousness.
Border Patrol officials say communities along the border are safer following the completion of 74 miles of improved border wall systems. Those systems include 30-foot bollard walls, new border access roads, lighting, and electronic surveillance. Construction on an additional 158 miles is underway with 450 miles scheduled to be completed by the end of 2020.
Laredo Sector Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested a Mexican man with U.S. resident alien status as he attempted to re-enter the U.S. The migrant is wanted in Houston for Super Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child under the age of six.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Laredo Sector apprehended 55 pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine in two separate smuggling events.
Laredo Sector Customs and Border Protection officers seized an unusual combination of contraband at a Texas-Mexico port of entry consisting of pork, poultry, and heroin.
The apprehension of migrants who illegally cross the border between ports of entry hit a 12-year high during Fiscal Year 2019, a report published over the weekend reveals. Unofficial numbers show the apprehension of more than 850,000 migrants during the just-ended fiscal year.
Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector arrested the pilot of an ultralight aircraft after he used it to illegally fly across the border from Mexico. A CBP Air and Marine Operations aircrew assisted in the tracking of the aircraft.
Federal officials announced the awarding of approximately 65 miles of new walls along the Texas Border. Officials reported the new wall is not funded under President Donald Trump’s National Emergency Declaration or any other Department of Defense funding.
Border wall construction crews in Arizona are seen migrating Organ Pipe and other protected cacti in a video released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A 30-foot bollard wall is replacing a five-mile segment of the border that is now separated only by a vehicle barrier.
As I detail in my new book 50 Things They Don’t Want You to Know, Hispanics make up more than 50 percent of the U.S. Border Patrol agents, according to 2017 data.
An off-duty El Paso Sector Border Patrol agent disarmed a gunman in a local restaurant. The gunman reportedly fired an unknown number of shots before being disarmed.
The apprehension of migrant families by U.S. Border Patrol agents in August jumped by nearly 100 percent over the same month one year ago.
An Air and Marine Operations (AMO) crew from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rescued a group of 12 people from a sinking boat off the coast of California Monday. The boat crew determined the 12 people on board were all Mexican nationals illegally present in the U.S.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials announced that the apprehension of migrants who illegally cross the border between ports of entry fell in August by 30 percent. This number is down by 62 percent from the May peak of 132,870, but up by 35 percent over August 2018’s 37,524.
San Diego and El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents, CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) aircrews teamed up to rescue five migrants facing death from heat and dehydration in the California Desert. The rescues occurred during two separate incidents in late August.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the San Diego Sector seized more than 53,000 gun parts being smuggled from China. The incident occurred at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport.
Border Patrol agents along the southwest border with Mexico arrested multiple sex offenders and other dangerous criminals attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. The arrests came during a three-day period ending on Monday.
Laredo Sector Customs and Border Protection officers seized a load of firearms and ammunition allegedly being smuggled into Mexico through a port of entry. The officers seized a total of seven firearms, eight magazines, and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
Construction crews in New Mexico began work on a 46-mile stretch of replacement border walls. The project is reportedly funded with Department of Defense resources diverted by the Trump Administration under a national emergency declaration.
Aging rocker Neil Young released a statement encouraging musicians and artists to amplify the words of migrant children being held in U.S. custody by putting their stories into their work.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) toured America’s northern border with Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers Thursday and discussed the need to secure Montana and the country’s borders.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the Rio Grande Valley Sector seized more than 200 pounds of drugs during two smuggling attempts occurring on consecutive days at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge.
Border Patrol security video captures a failed attempt by a pair of migrants to cross a new border wall section near San Diego, California. The migrants attempted to scale the new bollard wall section but could not reach the top. Agents responded and apprehended the duo.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s computers systems shut down nationwide on Friday, prompting widespread delays at airports across the country. New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport confirmed the computers were down and said officials were moving quickly to get
In a recent interview with Eyewitness News ABC7NY, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said she has no regrets comparing immigrant holding facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border to Nazi-era concentration camps.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials awarded an $80 million contract last week for the construction of 11 miles of new border wall. The project, scheduled to start in September 2019, will build new barriers and security roads in the Rio Grande Valley Sector where none exists today.
A victim of the El Paso shooting credited a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer for saving his life. The officer, Donna Sifford, assisted the victim with immediate first aid and helped get him to a hospital before he succumbed to his wound.
U.S. Border Patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers joined dozens of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to assist in the tragic shooting on Saturday at an El Paso Walmart. The federal officials assisted in containment of the crime scene, the task of clearing buildings from potential danger, and providing medical assistance to victims of the shooting.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a Guatemalan woman who they found unresponsive in the desert mountains of Arizona. The woman appears to have been abandoned and left to die by human smugglers operating in the area.
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang said immigrants were being used as scapegoats for automation in factories during the second Democrat debate on Wednesday.
Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Morgan told senators on Tuesday that more than 300,000 migrant children were taken into custody by Border Patrol agents this fiscal year. This represents nearly 40 percent of all migrants apprehended so far this year.
Actor and anti-Trump activist Alec Baldwin appeared to suggest Saturday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection practices – including enforcing border laws and placing illegal migrants in detention facilities – are the part of “Trump’s America” that “could bring this country down.”
