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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday said it has deported more than 500 people and arrested more than 400 suspected undocumented immigrants as part of a weeklong operation in the Houston area.
CBP seized the narcotics. Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested the driver and initiated a criminal investigation.
The woman was transported to a medical facility for an exam which confirmed the presence of an object internally concealed.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists have inspected over 1.2 million imported cut flowers in preparation for Mother’s Day.
CBP members performing southbound inspections at the Bridge of the Americas international crossing seized 4,030 rounds of ammunition.
Homeland Security Investigations special agents arrested the driver and passenger and initiated a criminal investigation.
CBP seized the narcotics and vehicle, and the driver was arrested.
From requiring law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal officials to forcing state contractors to use E-Verify to spot undocumented workers, here are the bills that could reshape the state’s immigration policies.
A CBP drug sniffing dog searched the vehicle and alerted to the presence of narcotics.
An attempt to transport a shipment of counterfeit cigarettes valued at more than $729,000 went up in smoke as U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Laredo Port of Entry intercepted and seized the shipment this weekend.
On April 25, CBP officers assigned to the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility encountered a commercial tractor trailer making entry from Mexico.
CBP OFO seized the narcotics and vehicle. Homeland Security Investigations arrested the driver and initiated a criminal investigation.
Drug tests were performed and were found to be positive for both fentanyl and heroin.
The man was recently featured as the Amarillo Crime Stoppers fugitive of the week.
On April 15, 55-year-old Gonzalo Galvan Beltran arrived from Mexico at the Hidalgo International Bridge. A CBP officer immediately secured him after discovering he was a possible match to an arrest warrant.
A nonintrusive x-ray scan of the car confirmed the presence of anomalies in the floor.
The cargo facility intercepted $8,900,000 in alleged methamphetamine concealed within a shipment manifested as chayote, also known as vegetable pear, a green, pear-shaped squash native to Mexico.
The narcotics have a street value of $1,062,252.
They will be processed according to their immigration status. Homeland Security Investigations has the lead in this case.
CBP is working closely with other government agencies to implement “Liberation Day” announcements and will continue to provide detailed guidance to promote compliance and uniform enforcement across the nation.