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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Laredo CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Sought for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child | Local Media Release
LAREDO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry apprehended a man with an active warrant for aggravated sexual…
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CBP Regional Partners Intercept Smuggling Boat with 15 Undocumented Aliens in Santa Barbara | Local Media Release
Santa Barbara, Calif. - On January 21, 2021, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Regional Coordinating Mechanism (ReCoM) partners working with CBP intercepted a…
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Interdicts Several Human Smuggling Attempts In a 72-Hour Period | Local Media Release
LAREDO, Texas – In a busy 72-hour period, Laredo Sector Border Patrol interdicts several human smuggling attempts at its checkpoints and apprehends 172…
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Patrulla Fronteriza incauta cocaína valorada en $1.9 Millones en Isabela, Puerto Rico | Local Media Release
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza, con el apoyo de la Guardia Costera de los Estados Unidos, incautaron el sábado 71…
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Border Patrol Seizes Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Heroin, In Two Separate Smuggling Attempts | Local Media Release
SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin in two separate smuggling attempts Saturday morning…
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VIDEO RELEASE: Air and Marine Operations and U.S. Border Patrol Agents Perform a Hoist Rescue of a Migrant in the Baboquivari Mountains | Local Media Release
Editors note: click photo for video of rescueTUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO)
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Border Patrol Agents Seize Over 275 Pounds of Marijuana and Make Four Arrests in the RGV | Local Media Release
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – On Thursday, Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents seized over 275 pounds of marijuana, valued at over $220K.
Yesterday…
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USBP Arrests Convicted Sex Offender | Local Media Release
JACUMBA, Calif. — Saturday afternoon, San Diego Sector (SDC) Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported sex offender who had entered the U.S.…
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CBP Officers Intercept More Than $550K of Fake Designer Apparel | Local Media Release
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Minneapolis recently seized two shipments containing designer apparel worth more…
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US Border Patrol Seizes Cocaine worth $1.9 Million and Arrest 2 Aliens in Isabela, Puerto Rico | Local Media Release
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – US Border Patrol agents, with the support of the US Coast Guard, seized Saturday 157 pounds (71 Kilos) of cocaine and arrested two…
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Laredo CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $6.4 Million | Local Media Release
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized hard narcotics valued…
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Border Patrol Agents Arrest a Convicted Sex Offender in the Rio Grande Valley | Local Media Release
EDINBURG, Texas – Corpus Christi Border Patrol Station agents apprehended a subject previously arrested for Criminal Sex Conduct with a minor, and Fort…
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More Than 1500 Pounds Seized at the Port of Champlain | Local Media Release
CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Champlain Port of Entry Cargo Facility seized more than 1,545 lbs. of marijuana…
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Oficiales de CBP de Brownsville Confiscan $976K en Narcóticos en Dos Incautaciones | Local Media Release
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Los oficiales de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) que trabajaban en el puerto de entrada de Brownsville…
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Concerned Citizen’s Report Prevents a Human Smuggling Attempt | Local Media Release
LAREDO, Texas – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station respond to a concerned citizen’s report and prevent a human smuggling event in…
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U.S. Border Patrol Human Smuggling Arrest Leads to Reuniting of Toddler with Family | Local Media Release
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped a human smuggling attempt on January 20, 2021. The subsequent investigation connected a couple in that…
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Rio Grande City CBP Officers Seize $565,000 in Methamphetamine at the Starr-Camargo International Bridge | Local Media Release
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Starr-Camargo International Bridge intercepted $565,000 in alleged…
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Renders Aid to Injured Train Jumper | Local Media Release
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) from the Hebbronville Station rendered aid to an individual who was…
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Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $976K in Narcotics in Two Seizures | Local Media Release
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in two separate…
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USBP Seizes Cocaine & Fentanyl | Local Media Release
FALLBROOK, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents arrested a woman in North County San Diego last week who was transporting cocaine and fentanyl in her…
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USBP Agents Discover Illegal Marijuana Grow While Serving Arrest Warrant | Local Media Release
PERRIS, Calif. — U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents arrested three men and discovered 481 marijuana plants on Wednesday while serving an arrest warrant…
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50,000 Unapproved Vaping Pens Seized by CBP Officers in Chicago | Local Media Release
CHICAGO–U.S. Customs and Border Protections officers at Chicago O’Hare’s International Mail Branch recently seized 50,000 dragster Mountain Vape Pens. The…
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents’ Due Diligence Shuts Down Stash House | Local Media Release
LAREDO, Texas – Working in unison, agents with the Laredo Sector Horse Patrol Unit (HPU) and Laredo South Station (LRS) shut down a stash house in Rio Bravo…
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Combined Efforts Result in the Arrest of 60 Illegal Aliens in the Rio Grande Valley | Local Media Release
EDINBURG, Texas – Since Tuesday, U.S. Border Patrol agents interdicted five human smuggling cases resulting in multiple arrests.
On Tuesday, Rio…
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U.S. and UK Conclude Arrangement to Strengthen End-to-End Supply Chain Security | National Media Release
WASHINGTON — The United States and the United Kingdom have concluded an arrangement to formally recognize one another’s authorized economic operator…
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