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Border Patrol Agents Find Unaccompanied Children
12/23/2021 12:06 PM EST

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Del Rio Station discovered five unaccompanied migrant children, Dec. 22.Around 8 a.m., Border Patrol agents encountered a group of 27 migrants shortly after they illegally...
CBP expands Simplified Arrival to four ports of entry in Washington state
12/23/2021 12:01 PM EST

BLAINE, Wash. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) expanded the use of biometric facial comparison technology Dec. 15 to the border crossings at the ports of Laurier, Metaline Falls, Ferry, Boundary, and Frontier as part of CBP’s land border...
Lost Migrant Rescued in the Mountains
12/23/2021 11:43 AM EST

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued an undocumented individual in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo Tuesday evening.At approximately 7:15 p.m., local dispatch notified El Centro Station about an...
Border Patrol Agents Seize Close to 46 Lbs. of Meth Concealed in Spare Tire
12/23/2021 11:37 AM EST

Border Patrol Agents reveal $82K worth of narcotics being concealed in a spare tire. INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens accused of smuggling illegal narcotics early Monday morning. At...
Del Rio Sector Agents Arrest Two Convicted Sex Offenders
12/23/2021 10:37 AM EST

Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted sex offenders shortly after they illegally entered the United States, Dec. 21.Eagle Pass Station agents arrested a man from Honduras. Record checks revealed...