COLUMBUS — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has released 29 criminal aliens and immigration violators since November 2019, despite written detainer requests filed with them by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “When dangerous criminal aliens are released into the community, public safety is needlessly put at risk because of the individual’s propensity to re-offend,” Read more
TUCSON – On Monday, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported illegal alien with a felony criminal record after he reentered the United States illegally. Tucson Sector agents patrolling west of Sells, Arizona, encountered Jose Martinez-Meza. During processing, agents discovered the 31-year-old Mexican national had been convicted of kidnapping by Maricopa County, Arizona, on Read more
CBP officers discovered 202 pounds of marijuana hidden inside of a vehicle attempting to enter the U.S. through the Port of Douglas in Arizona (Photo: USCBP) TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas prevented 2 U.S. citizens and one Mexican Read more
BORSTAR personnel located, triaged and removed an injured woman from a remote site, before she was airlifted to an area hospital for further treatment, (Photo: USCBP) TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued a medically distressed woman from Guatemala while tracking a group of illegal aliens near Arivaca on Sunday. Border Patrol agents encountered Read more
Officers seized $484K worth of marijuana from inside of a travel trailer. (Photo: USCBP) TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville arrested an Arizona pair after seizing more than 1,600 pounds of marijuana on Wednesday. Officers referred a 42-year-old Mesa man and his 29-year-old Read more
Smugglers attempted to hide packages of drugs within the rear seats of a smuggling vehicle. (Photo: USCBP) TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers arrested 3 U.S. citizens for separate alleged attempts to smuggle methamphetamine through the Port of San Luis since the beginning of the month, worth a Read more
Agents seized a loaded handgun and a small amount of meth from the driver of a smuggling vehicle. (Photo: USCBP) YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents working along Interstate 8 arrested a wanted man from Yuma and four illegal aliens from Mexico during an attempted human smuggling attempt, Tuesday. At approximately 12 a.m., Read more
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at the Port of Nogales seized nearly three quarters of a pound of fentanyl from a Tucson resident Wednesday. CBP officers at the Morley Pedestrian Crossing referred the 18-year-old man for further inspection when he attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico. Read more
The young man and his mother were transported to a nearby boat ramp. (Photo: USCBP) EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station marine unit encountered a 19-year-old Honduran with special needs, June 27. “Those with special needs are at increased risk when crossing the Rio Grande River, an Read more
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees and a U.S. Border Patrol agent discuss U.S. Customs and Border Protection pedestrian border barrier requirements near El Centro, CA, May 7. (Photo: San Luciano Vera) WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a waiver, which will ensure expeditious construction of approximately 3 miles of new Read more