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03/18/2022 03:02 PM EDT

LAREDO, Texas – U.S.  Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station intercepted a human smuggling attempt involving a tractor-trailer north of Laredo, Texas. The incident occurred on the evening of March 17, when agents acted on an alert...
03/18/2022 02:43 PM EDT

LAREDO, Texas – In two separate events, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a criminal with an active warrant and a self-proclaimed gang member who had attempted to cross illegally with a group of undocumented individuals near Laredo, Texas....
03/18/2022 02:31 PM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested two previously convicted sex offenders and two gang members.On March 15, McAllen Border Patrol Station agents apprehended a Salvadoran national whose record checks...
03/18/2022 01:38 PM EDT

USBP Leadership and the Widow of Agent Bañuelosparticipate in the cutting of the ribbon of the newCalexico Stable Facility that is dedicated to AgentBañuelos.​CALEXICO, Calif. – After several years of planning accompanied by a few setbacks, El...
03/18/2022 01:13 PM EDT

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Tuesday morning in the Jacumba Wilderness region.At approximately 7 a.m., agents encountered an undocumented individual who illegally entered the...