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On January 13, at approximately 5:40 p.m., a Laredo Sector Border Patrol agent was working his assigned duties near Lowry Drive and Father McNaboe Park when he encountered a Green Ford Expedition picking up a group of suspected illegal aliens. While the agent attempted to apprehend the subjects, the driver of the vehicle attempted to strike the agent with the vehicle, prompting the agent to fire his Service weapon at the driver to stop the assault. The driver fled the scene and the suspect vehicle was later found in south Laredo. There were no injuries reported in this incident.
A medida que circulan rumores de que se está formando otro movimiento de caravana de migrantes en Honduras, me gustaría enviar un mensaje claro y firme a quienes estén considerando unirse. No pierda su tiempo y dinero, y no ponga en riesgo su seguridad y salud. El peligroso viaje lo pone en peligro y pone en peligro la vida y la salud de quienes se encuentran en los Estados Unidos y los países regionales a través de la posible propagación del COVID-19.
As rumors circulate of another migrant caravan movement forming in Honduras, I would like to send a clear and firm message to those considering joining. Do not waste your time and money, and do not risk your safety and health. The dangerous journey both puts you in harm’s way and endangers the lives and health of those in the U.S. and regional countries through the potential spread of COVID-19.
“These humanitarian agreements demonstrate the Trump administration’s unwavering efforts to secure America’s borders from illegal entry by working closely with our regional partners,” said CBP Acting Commissioner Mark A. Morgan. “Without these agreements, we will likely see waves of attempted illegal entries similar to what we saw in 2019.
PROGRESO, Texas– On December 29, at approximately 12:30 a.m., a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agent was involved in a use-of-force incident east of the Progreso Port of Entry in Progreso, Texas. The agent was responding to a report of multiple subjects illegally crossing the border. An incident occurred while the agent was attempting to apprehend two subjects and the agent discharged his weapon.
There was an incident this afternoon at the San Ysidro Port of Entry at about 2 p.m. that resulted in fatal injuries. A 27-year-old male, driving a grey sedan traveling northbound from Mexico at a high rate of speed, collided with a metal arm gate in a closed vehicle lane. There were no other injuries reported on the U.S. side. California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.
On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at approximately 9:30 A.M. MST., U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents from the El Paso Sector initiated a vehicle stop on a silver Chevrolet Impala attempting to circumvent a U.S. Border Patrol immigration checkpoint located on HWY 185 near Las Cruces, New Mexico, where the vehicle failed to yield. The vehicle pursuit began and a male suspect fired multiple gunshots at agents. Agents returned fire.
