Media Releases
Media Releases from the previous administrations are available in the Archive section of our website.
For congressional testimony, please visit Congressional Resources.
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Delaware CBP Officers Seize Opium Poppy Pod Shipment destined to Dover, Delaware | Local Media Release
WILMINGTON, Delaware – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a shipment of opium poppy pods in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday that…
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Border Patrol arrests Mexican national wanted for murder | Local Media Release
El Paso SectorEL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents from El Paso Sector apprehended a Mexican national with an outstanding warrant for murder on…
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CBP to align Hours of Operations at the East Richford Port of Entry | Local Media Release
EAST RICHFORD, Vt – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be reducing the hours of operations for the East Richford, Vermont Port of Entry (POE)…
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Two human smuggling attempts halted at Laredo Sector I-35 checkpoint | Local Media Release
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted two human smuggling attempts involving commercial vehicles at the I-35 checkpoint.
On May…
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CBP incauta cocaína valorada en $4.1 millones de contenedor que llega a San Juan | Local Media Release
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Oficiales de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza incautaron 389 libras (177 kilogramos) de cocaína encontrada dentro de un contenedor a…
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Cuatro migrantes serán encausados por resistirse a agentes federales en Puerto Rico | Local Media Release
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) presentó hoy una denuncia penal contra cuatro migrantes, tres de…
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U.S. Border Patrol urges migrants to not endanger their lives by swimming across U.S./Mexico maritime boundary line | Local Media Release
IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif – U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents assigned to the Imperial Beach Station continue to see migrants illegally enter the United States…
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Four Migrants to be Prosecuted for Resisting Federal Officers in Puerto Rico | Local Media Release
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) presented a criminal complaint today against four migrants, three…
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CBP Finds Fungi on Flower Stems | Local Media Release
HoustonHOUSTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, recently discovered an…
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CBP Seizes Cocaine Worth $4.1 Million from Container Arriving in San Juan | Local Media Release
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 389 pounds (177 Kilograms) of cocaine found inside a container on board…
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CBP officers at the Laredo Port of Entry Arrest Homicide Fugitive | Local Media Release
LAREDO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry detained a man at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge wanted on…
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CBP officers seize $38 million worth of methamphetamine at Otay Mesa Cargo Facility | Local Media Release
OTAY MESA, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility seized $38 million worth of methamphetamine…
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CBP officers seize $1.7 million in cocaine at Hidalgo International Bridge | Local Media Release
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at Hidalgo International Bridge seized a significant…
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CBP, IBWC set to temporarily close the Amistad Dam Port of Entry | Local Media Release
DEL RIO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Laredo Field Office will temporarily close the Amistad Dam…
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San Diego Field Office seizes $7.8 million worth of narcotics | Local Media Release
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers within the San Diego Field Office are commended for their diligence and outstanding work for…
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Emily Loredo named Laredo Sector Border Patrol Youth of the Year for 2022 - 2023 | Local Media Release
LAREDO, Texas – Emily Loredo, a senior at Dr. Leonides G. Cigarroa High School (CHS), was selected as the Laredo Sector Border Patrol Youth of the Year for…
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AMO, FURA Seize of 4616 Pounds Cocaine in Southeastern, Puerto RIco | Local Media Release
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Puerto Rico Police FURA Units, seized 4,616 pounds (2,…
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Agentes de AMO, FURA incautan 2090 kilos de cocaína de embarcación en el sureste de Puerto Rico | Local Media Release
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico—Agentes de Operaciones Aéreas y Marítimas (AMO, por sus siglas en ingles) de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en…
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Human smuggling attempt foiled at Harlingen Airport | Local Media Release
HARLINGEN, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents alongside Harlingen Police Department stopped an attempt to smuggle four migrants in an…
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San Diego Field Office seizes millions of dollars in narcotics in first quarter of 2023 | Local Media Release
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the San Diego Field Office seized a variety of narcotics worth an estimated quarter billion…
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U.S. Border Patrol discovers over $340K worth of fentanyl, cocaine in tractor-trailer | Local Media Release
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested a Mexican national on Sunday night, who is suspected of…
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U.S. Border Patrol seizes fentanyl worth more than $1.5 million at Pine Valley checkpoint | Local Media Release
PINE VALLEY, Calif – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Campo Border Patrol Station discovered 112 pounds of fentanyl concealed inside a vehicle at…
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U.S. Border Patrol pays tribute to fallen heroes | Local Media Release
El Paso SectorEL PASO, Texas - U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector along with other law enforcement agencies honored the men and women of the U.S. Border…
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La Oficina Regional de Laredo alienta los permisos de viaje en línea y consulta los tiempos de espera en la frontera a medida que comienzan los viajes de verano | Local Media Release
LAREDO, Texas —Con el inminente fin de semana del Día de los Caídos a punto de dar inicio a la temporada de viajes de verano, la Oficina de Operaciones…
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CBP officers seize fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine | Local Media Release
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry intercepted approximately 41.66…
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