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CBP’s Air and Marine Operations Acquisition Team Recognized for Supporting Woman-Owned Small Business
04/01/2019 04:33 PM EDT

WASHINGTON– U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations’ (AMO) Tactical Aircraft and Vessel Acquisitions Team is being recognized by the General Services Administration (GSA) for their work in procuring seven H125 Light...
CBP Rochester Seizes Prescription Pills
04/01/2019 04:25 PM EDT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers seized multiple prescription pills during the inspection of express-consignment-shipments last Friday.      CBP Officers at the Rochester Airport were conducting inspections of...
Border Patrol Agent Assaulted near Eagle Pass
04/01/2019 04:07 PM EDT

EAGLE PASS, Texas – An agent from the Uvalde Border Patrol Station was assaulted after a failed human smuggling attempt on Highway 57 near Eagle Pass. “Violence against on our agents will not be tolerated,” said Del Rio Sector Acting Chief Patrol...
Border Patrol Agents Rescue Migrant Family from Drowning
04/01/2019 03:08 PM EDT

Eagle pass, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station marine unit rescued a family of four Guatemalan nationals from drowning in the Rio Grande River. “Migrants continue to ignore the hazards and risk their lives...