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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El Paso CBP Officers Make Multiple Drug Busts | Local Media Release
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Port of El Paso stopped four narcotic smuggling attempts in…
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RGV Sector launches Support K-9 Program with “Chappie” | Local Media Release
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol is excited to introduce our newest family member, support K-9 “Chappie”.
“Chappie,” a 2-…
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CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Sexual Assault of a Child | Local Media Release
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta border crossing apprehended a male with an…
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CBP Buffalo Field Operations – 2022 Year in Review | Local Media Release
BUFFALO, N.Y. – This past year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Buffalo Field Operations, which covers 16 ports of entry throughout New York State…
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CBP Officers Seize More Than 500 Pounds of Hard Drugs Since Start of 2023 | Local Media Release
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry have intercepted 327.78 pounds of…
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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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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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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 with…
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Philadelphia CBP Waxes Dangerous Drugs Destined to North Miami Beach | Local Media Release
PHILADELPHIA – Good candles are supposed to be non-toxic. The candles that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia seized January 12…
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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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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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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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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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Tony Hall II Named New Santa Teresa Port Director | Local Media Release
SANTA TERESA, N.M. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Santa Teresa port director Tony Hall II was formally sworn into office this morning at a CBP Field…
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Construction at Morelos Dam Scheduled to Begin | Local Media Release
YUMA, Ariz. – U.S Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) U.S. Border Patrol is scheduled to begin construction next week to close gaps in the border barrier…
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Human Smuggling on the Rise in the Rio Grande Valley New Year, Same Tactics | Local Media Release
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents, along with state and local law enforcement departments, interdicted seven smuggling…
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CBP Arrests Fugitive from Justice Wanted for Armed Robbery at Rainbow Bridge | Local Media Release
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Rainbow Bridge Port of Entry arrested a 35-year-old male Citizen of Canada…
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CBP Releases November 2022 Monthly Operational Update | National Media Release
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection released operational statistics today for November 2022, which can be viewed online here.
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CBP at JFK Seizes 10 Bricks of Cocaine | Local Media Release
JAMAICA, N.Y. — The bag may have been forgotten by a traveler at John F. Kennedy International Airport, however U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers…
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Santa Teresa CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Homicide | Local Media Release
SANTA TERESA, N.M. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry apprehended a man with an…
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Dulles CBP Picks Bones from Kenya Traveler Bags | Local Media Release
STERLING, Va. – There’s nothing funny about the bones that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists recently discovered in the baggage of…
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Sex Offender Arrested Attempting Illegal Entry into the U.S. | Local Media Release
CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual with a prior sexual offense conviction,…
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