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"These three apprehensions in short succession highlight the critical role CBP plays in protecting the most vulnerable among us," said Donald R. Kusser, director of Field Operations for CBP’s Laredo Field Office.
As the busiest season for flower imports approaches, CBP has already inspected more than 1 billion cut flowers.
The National Crime Information Center is a centralized automated database designed to share information among law enforcement agencies including outstanding warrants for a wide range of offenses.
These seizures represent both northbound and southbound operations to stop criminal smuggling activity.
Anyone attempting unlawful entry along the El Paso Sector border, including construction zones, will face immediate detection, prosecution, and removal, with a 100-percent prosecution rate.
Homeland Security said the father fled on foot and left the boy in a running vehicle in their driveway.
Laredo Port of Entry officers detained one undocumented male Mexican citizen wanted for an alleged sexual crime against a child.
CBP seized the narcotics and vehicles. Homeland Security Investigations Special Agents arrested the drivers and initiated criminal investigations.
The driver was detained, and the narcotics and vehicle were seized in accordance with federal guidelines.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine with an approximate value of more than $551,000 hidden within a 2008 Chevrolet.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Gateway International Bridge encountered a man wanted by Cameron County Sheriff’s Office on an outstanding warrant for sexual assault, indecency with child by sexual contact.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced plans to expand on Texas’ controversial floating barrier during a Wednesday visit to the Rio Grande Valley.
The Texas Office of the Attorney General’s Criminal Investigation Division recently conducted raids throughout the greater Houston area at locations and businesses known to promote or be connected with criminal activity.
Red-lored parrots are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora regulated by FWS.
On Monday, Dec. 22, CBP officers at the Veterans International Bridge referred Logan Alexander Tuckey, 24, a United States citizen, for secondary inspection.
Homeland Security Investigations special agents have initiated a criminal investigation into the seizure.
On Dec. 12, CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge encountered a tractor trailer hauling a commercial shipment of oat flakes attempting to make entry to the U.S. from Mexico.
Preliminary data shows both U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions and total CBP encounters declined from October to November, making this the lowest number of encounters for the start of a fiscal year in history.
U.S. Border Patrol agents took down a suspected stash house operation on the afternoon of Dec 1, resulting in the arrest of 43 illegal aliens from various countries.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Thanksgiving Day encountered and apprehended a male senior citizen wanted in Illinois on an outstanding felony warrant for a sex-related offense against a minor.