U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

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01/31/2022 05:30 PM EST

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working outbound operations at the Juarez Lincoln Bridge, seized over $261,000 in two separate, unrelated incidents.“This seizure is a direct...
01/31/2022 05:10 PM EST

MEMPHIS — Thousands of under-21-year-olds are not receiving their fraudulent drivers’ licenses, with no option for refunds or store credit. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) working at the port of Memphis have been seizing the...
01/31/2022 04:05 PM EST

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents encountered four migrant smuggling attempts in collaboration with local law enforcement. In one incident a vehicle was discovered down an embankment with multiple injured migrants...
01/31/2022 03:49 PM EST

EDINBURG, Texas – McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrest two gang members and a convicted child sex offender.On Jan. 28, MCS agents working near Hidalgo, Texas, arrested eight migrants after they entered the United States illegally....
01/31/2022 03:43 PM EST

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents responded to a request from Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies to locate a nine-year-old boy that was separated from his family and lost at the Santa Ana Wildlife...