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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents recently apprehended multiple individuals and seized two vessels carrying approximately 2,700 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The incident began as two CBP AMO crews aboard a P-3 airborne early... Read More »
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Carrizo Springs and Eagle Pass stations recently apprehended two previously convicted sex offenders during separate incidents.
The first incident occurred on Sept. 24 when agents arrested Pedro Gomez-Vidal, a 24-year-old undocumented migrant from Mexico,... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents stationed at the Hidalgo, Pharr, Anzalduas Port of Entry recently arrested an individual carrying approximately 10 pounds of alleged liquid methamphetamine concealed within aloe vera juice bottles.
The incident began on Sept. 20 at the Pharr... Read More »
Del Rio Sector U.S. Border Patrol agents recently seized approximately 1,300 pounds of narcotics during the course of six different incidents.
The first incident occurred on Aug. 26 when Eagle Pass South Station agents responded to reports of suspicious activity near the area. After a brief... Read More »
U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended a previously-deported felon on Thursday near the Calexico West Port of Entry.
The incident began as agents observed an individual running north from the International Border fence at approximately 10 P.M. Agents stopped the man and discovered that he had... Read More »
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently arrested 36 fugitives during simultaneous nationwide operations called Operation Safe Nation and Operation No Safe Haven III.
ICE said that 17 individuals were sought because they may pose a threat to public safety or national security,... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would give individual state governments the power to approve the resettlement of refugees in their states.
The Allow State Sovereignty Upon Refugee Entry (ASSURE) Act was introduced in response to a plan from President Barack... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) requested information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday regarding the surge of unaccompanied minors from Central America arriving at the nation’s southwest border.
Johnson, in a letter to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, also requested... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently appointed two officers for higher-level positions at two different ports of entry.
CBP named Roderick W. Hudson as area port director for the Houston and Galveston area ports of entry on Sept. 18, while Roy D. Villareal was named the San Diego... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) requested information on Monday from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after reports of at least 858 individuals mistakenly being granted citizenship despite being deemed ineligible.
The error occurred due to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read More »
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) unveiled a counterterrorism strategy on Tuesday that he said takes U.S. policies into the digital age of security, as threats from violent extremists continue to evolve with technology.
McCaul’s plan was released just days after... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested two individuals and seized approximately 47 pounds of suspected methamphetamine in separate incidents last week.
The first incident began when officers stationed at the Nogales-Morley Gate Port of Entry pedestrian crossing referred a... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) in Florida recently recognized U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for supporting the largest health care fraud takedown in American history.
The nationwide sweep, led by the Medicare Fraud Strike... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ) questioned Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan on Tuesday about his agency’s strategy to secure the border at a hearing that featured testimony from Arizona residents.
The resident’s testimony focused on the potential public safety threats they face due to Border... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently apprehended two previously-deported individuals for re-entering the United States.
The first individual, a Chilean citizen named Victor Manuel Fuentes-Gomez, was arrested in January for illegally re-entering the United States after... Read More »
A former supervisory officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was recently sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison for his role in alien smuggling and for accepting a bribe.
The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security... Read More »
The Laredo Sector Border Patrol Canine Unit held a graduation on Friday to welcome four new Border Patrol agents to the program.
“We all remember the events of Sept. 11, Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of this tragic day,” Anthony S. Good, division chief of the Laredo Sector Canine... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY) formally requested on Thursday at a Northern Border Caucus meeting with Canadian Ambassador David MacNaughton that Canadian officials increase border staffing to reduce delays.
Prior to the caucus meeting, Higgins and MacNaughton briefly discussed traffic issues... Read More »
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) applauded U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) on Wednesday for introducing the Cuban Airport Security Act in the Senate.
“I welcome the support of Senators Rubio and Menendez on the issue of the safety and security of Americans traveling to... Read More »
U.S. Border Patrol officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Station recently apprehended a known gang member convicted of sexual assault.
The incident occurred on Sept. 5 when Border Patrol agents encountered John Albert Gover, an individual listed on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s 10... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a report on Thursday detailing the senator’s work during the 114th Congress.
Included in the report were 18 hearings on America’s non-secure border and the public health... Read More »
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) expressed concern on Wednesday about resumed commercial flights to Cuba.
“Recent tragedies have shown us that insider threats to aviation are real, and it is clear that the U.S. government currently lacks sufficient information to ensure that Cuban airports are not... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) agriculture specialists recently uncovered multiple pests and invasive seeds while inspecting rail containers at the Portal Port of Entry rail facility.
A team of specialists normally assigned in Pembina, N.D., and... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Del Rio International Bridge recently discovered more than $1 million worth of suspected narcotics concealed within a vehicle coming from Mexico.
CBP officers encountered a 1998 Ford F-150 pickup truck on Aug. 27 as it arrived... Read More »
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Weslaco Station rescued two children who suffered from heat-related injuries on Monday.
The incident began as agents located a group of immigrants near the town of Hidalgo, Texas. Among the group was an unaccompanied nine-year-old boy who was having... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) drew attention on Monday to a pending California state bill that would impede the ability of federal immigration officials to do their jobs by effectively turning the entire state into a sanctuary jurisdiction that won’t comply with immigration laws.
The bill,... Read More »
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers recently arrested three at-large criminal illegal immigrants after they were released from local custody when detainers lodged with Philadelphia authorities were not honored.
The three individuals have... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) recently said that the challenges of protecting the state’s wild and rugged 611-mile border with Canada highlight the need for a tougher stance on border security from the U.S. administration.
“It would be very easy for someone to slip in or out of the... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents intercepted an overloaded vessel of illegal migrants traveling from the Bahamas to the Haulover Inlet in Miami-Dade County on Sunday.
The incident began when marine interdiction agents (MIA) from the Miami Marine... Read More »
U.S. Border Patrol officers assigned to the El Centro station on Friday arrested a previously-deported sex offender one mile from the Calexico Port of Entry.
The incident began early Friday morning when agents observed a 48-year old male Salvadoran national running northbound from the... Read More »
U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) will join Mark Morgan, chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, for a full-day tour of Maine’s northern border this week.
After his tour, McCaul will attend a town hall hosted by U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME).
“Understanding... Read More »
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agency recently arrested 58 individuals in an operation targeting undocumented migrants and other enforcement priorities in the New York metropolitan area.
All of those arrested fell under outlines set... Read More »
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) approved plans on Friday set forth on July 6 to set up an EU border control system that brings together the European Union’s border agency, Frontex, and national border management authorities.
The plan calls for national authorities to continue the... Read More »
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents, part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), assigned to the Indio Station arrested four individuals in two separate incidents over the weekend for suspected drug smuggling.
Agents encountered two individuals, a 22-year-old woman and a 25-year-old... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents stationed near Interstate 5 in San Clemente arrested an individual allegedly transporting 81 bundles of narcotics concealed within a 2005 Ford Focus on Sunday.
The incident began as an officer conducted a vehicle stop near the Avienida Presidio... Read More »
