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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Memphis Seizes Counterfeit Driver’s Licenses Every Day | Local Media Release
Fraudulent California licensesMEMPHIS — Thousands of under-21-year-olds are not receiving their fraudulent drivers’ licenses, with no…
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Convicted Sex Offender and Two Gang Members Arrested by USBP | Local Media Release
EDINBURG, Texas – McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrest two gang members and a convicted child sex offender.
On Jan. 28, MCS agents…
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Laredo CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Worth Over $692K at World Trade Bridge | Local Media Release
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized narcotics in one enforcement…
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Eagle Pass Agents Rescue Stranded Migrants | Local Media Release
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass South Station rescued two undocumented migrants…
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Del Rio Sector Agents Arrest Previously Deported Sex Offenders | Local Media Release
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector recently arrested two convicted sex offenders shortly after…
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San Diego CBP Officers Catch Fugitive Wanted for Attempted Murder | Local Media Release
SAN DIEGO - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in San Diego Monday caught a fugitive accused in May 2021 of attempted murder…
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Proudly Presents January’s Youth of the Month Honorees | Local Media Release
Laredo, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol presents the Youth of the Month honorees for January 2022.
Through the Youth of the Month program, the…
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El Paso CBP Seizes 243 Pounds of Pork Bologna | Local Media Release
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists assigned to the Paso Del Norte and Ysleta border crossings seized 243 pounds of…
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Five Human Smuggling Attempts Foiled in 11 Hours | Local Media Release
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted five migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 49 arrests.
On Jan. 26,…
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Philadelphia CBP Seizes Two Shipments of Dangerous Controlled Substances Destined to NY and Chicago | Local Media Release
Gamma butyrolactone (GBL)PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized two shipments of dangerous controlled…
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Massachusetts Man is Second Traveler in a Week Arrested at Dulles Airport after CBP Officers Discover Illicit Narcotics Cache | Local Media Release
STERLING, Va. – For the second time in about one week, a traveler arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport is arrested on felony drug possession…
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CBP Seizes 509 Prohibited Aquatic Items from Cruise Ship Passenger | Local Media Release
NEW ORLEANS – On December 12, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialist seized 509 prohibited aquatic items from a debarking cruise…
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Smugglers Separate Seven-Year-Old Girl from Her Mother | Local Media Release
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts that resulted in 11 arrests and an attempt…
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Over $485K Worth of Marijuana Seized by Border Patrol | Local Media Release
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted two narcotic smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 600 pounds…
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CBP Officers at the El Paso ports of entry seize more than 280 pounds of drugs | Local Media Release
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the El Paso area ports of entry, seized more than 65 pounds of cocaine, 128 pounds of…
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Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $6 Million Worth of 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…
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Cocaine Seized at the Highway 86 Checkpoint | Local Media Release
SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a Legal Permanent Resident citizens attempting to smuggle cocaine through an…
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Large Numbers of Migrants Encountered in Brownsville, Texas | Local Media Release
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Fort Brown Border Patrol (FTB) station agents encountered several migrant groups over the weekend that totaled over 420. Each of the…
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Close to $163K of Meth Seized on Interstate 10 | Local Media Release
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a Lawfully Admitted Permanent Resident attempting to smuggle close to $163,000 worth of…
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Laredo CBP Officers Apprehend Two Fugitives Sought for Sexual Offenses | Local Media Release
LAREDO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), officers at the Laredo Port of Entry, detained two male subjects wanted for…
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CBP Officers at Peace Bridge Discover Narcotics and Firearm | Local Media Release
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized narcotics, drug paraphernalia and a firearm concealed in a…
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CBP Expands Simplified Arrival to International Airports in the South | Local Media Release
NEW ORLEANS, La— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the implementation of Simplified Arrival at six airports in the states of Arkansas,…
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Bee County Jail Escapee Apprehended by CBP Officers at Progreso Port of Entry | Local Media Release
PROGRESO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations officers working an outbound operation at the Progreso…
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CBP Releases December 2021 Monthly Operational Update | National Media Release
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection today released operational statistics for December 2021, which can be viewed online here.
“The…
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Seven rescues within 48 hours in El Paso Sector | Local Media Release
El Paso SectorEL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents from El Paso Sector rescued seven migrants during separate events within a 48-hour period, Tuesday…
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