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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Increased Illicit Border Crossings Carry Higher Risk in Winter Months | Local Media Release
SWANTON, Vt. – Between October 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022, U.S. Border Patrol's Swanton Sector recorded an approximate 743% increase in apprehensions…
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Dulles CBP Intercepts Another Marijuana Load Bound for Nigeria | Local Media Release
STERLING, Va. – Three months after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 10 pounds of marijuana in a Nigeria-bound passenger’s…
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El Paso CBP Officers Nab More Than 60 Fugitives in 2023 Including People Sought For Homicide and Sexual Offenses Against Children | Local Media Release
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers in the El Paso area border crossings have apprehended 62 individuals…
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Philadelphia CBP Officers Seize $200K in Unreported Currency from Nigeria-bound NJ Man | Local Media Release
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $200,000 in unreported currency from a Nigeria-bound New Jersey man at…
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Agentes de AMO incautan 1026 kilos de cocaína de embarcación que intentaba llegar a la costa 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,…
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AMO Seizes 2262 Pounds of Cocaine in Southeastern Puerto Rico | Local Media Release
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized Friday 2262 pounds (1026…
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Border Patrol Launches Support Canine Program | National Media Release
WASHINGTON – This week U.S. Border Patrol agents and their furry, four-legged canine partners began a journey and mission to help improve the mental health…
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Agents Reel in Human Smugglers Hauling Boat | Local Media Release
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the state Route 82 immigration checkpoint near Sonoita, Arizona,…
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CBP announces new path forward for the replacement of deteriorated border barrier near Friendship Park | Local Media Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection has lifted the suspension on the replacement of deteriorated border barrier at the Friendship Circle…
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CBP Announces Opening of New Temporary Processing Facility in El Paso, Texas | Local Media Release
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the opening of a new soft-sided facility in El Paso, Texas. The facility’s primary…
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