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09/05/2018 12:28 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – Nogales Station Border Patrol agents apprehended a male Mexican national Monday morning after he re-entered the U.S. illegally east of Nogales. Agents arrested 40-year-old Francisco Alarcon-Flores and transported him to the Nogales...
09/05/2018 11:56 AM EDT

JACKMAN, Maine - El 3 de septiembre de 2018, agentes asignados a la estación de Jackman de la Patrulla Fronteriza de los EE. UU. arrestaron a cinco guatemaltecos cerca de la Ruta 201. Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza velanla frontera con Canadá....
09/05/2018 11:35 AM EDT

 EDINBURG, Texas - Los agentes asignados al Valle del Rio Grande de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EEUU rescataron durante el fin de semana a cinco extranjeros ilegales y descubrieron los restos de dos personas fallecidas.  El viernes, los agentes...
09/05/2018 11:29 AM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley arrested and identified nine gang members in one day.   Yesterday, in four separate incidents, agents assigned to the McAllen station apprehended four Salvadoran nationals...
09/05/2018 11:11 AM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport prevented a man with a felony warrant from boarding an international flight, Sept. 2.  Kerry Sloan, a 55-year-old U.S. citizen, had a warrant out...
09/05/2018 10:52 AM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas –U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Rio Grande Valley rescued five illegal aliens and discovered the remains of two deceased subjects over the weekend. On Friday, riverine agents assigned to the Harlingen station discovered the...
09/05/2018 10:49 AM EDT

JACKMAN, Me. — On September 3, 2018, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Jackman Border Patrol Station arrested five Guatemalan nationals along U.S. Route 201, near Jackman. U.S. Border Patrol agents surveil theinternational border with Canada...
09/05/2018 10:48 AM EDT

MCALLEN, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley located a missing Honduran teenager. On Saturday, McAllen agents conducting operations near Penitas, Texas, encountered a group of 11 illegal aliens. During processing, agents...
09/05/2018 10:35 AM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley stopped several narcotic smuggling attempts over the Labor Day weekend. On Sunday, Weslaco agents patrolling along the Rio Grande detected an illegal entry into the United States...
09/05/2018 10:30 AM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley continue to encounter large groups of family units and unaccompanied children.  On Saturday, McAllen agents working south of Granjeno, Texas encountered a group of 64 illegal...
09/05/2018 10:26 AM EDT

ESCOBARES, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assisted the Escobares Police Department dismantle a stash house operation. On Monday, Rio Grande City Border Patrol station received a call from the Escobares Police Department for assistance in...
09/05/2018 10:22 AM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley identified multiple gang members and sexual predators.   On Thursday, agents assigned to the Rio Grande City station apprehended a Salvadoran national near Roma, Texas whose record...