By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the REAL ID enforcement date by 24 months, from May 3, 2023, to May 7, 2025, giving travelers additional time to ensure they have driver’s licenses or identification cards that meet the security standards established by the REAL ID Act. As required by the law, following the enforcement deadline, federal agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), will be prohibited from accepting driver’s licenses and identification cards that do not meet these federal standards.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta border crossing intercepted fentanyl and heroin with an estimated street value of almost $170,000.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted alleged narcotics with a combined estimated street value of $808,976.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers conducting inspections at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad crossing just west of the Paso Del Norte port of entry in El Paso intercepted 195 pounds of marijuana and five pounds of cocaine inside of a hopper car.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge apprehended Victor Crisogono Salazar Islas, a male Mexican national from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico wanted for aggravated sexual assault of a child.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
Vice. Adm. Paul Thomas, the deputy Commandant for Mission Support (DCMS), released a new Commander’s Intent and a new 2022 – 2026 Mission Support Action Plan.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
With Thanksgiving behind us, the holiday season is well underway. This is a time for Coasties and their families to gather with friends and loved ones for holiday meals.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
This essay is adapted from “The Coast Guard in the World War,” a chapter in The Story of the Coast Guard (New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1943), 81-86. For his courageous rescue efforts, Captain Harry Hamlet (later commandant) received the Gold Lifesaving Medal and the Navy Commendation Medal.]
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its intent to extend the REAL ID full enforcement date by 24 months, from May 3, 2023 to May 7, 2025.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South Station arrested a convicted sex offender and a gang member in Laredo, Texas.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge apprehended Inocencio Hernandez, a male Mexican national and lawful permanent resident from Donna, Texas wanted for aggravated sexual assault of a child.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
As the southbound Paisano traffic starts to build and Los Dos Laredos prepare for Christmas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Laredo Port of Entry encourages travelers to plan ahead, apply for I-94 travel permits online and utilize Ready Lanes as CBP prepares to implement measures to facilitate holiday traffic.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized a stolen vehicle that was encountered at the Lewiston Bridge.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Grand Forks Sector intercepted a smuggling attempt near Neche, North Dakota.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility in San Diego found over $3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of carrots.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
Jetlag got a Miami man booted from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s trusted traveler program on Thursday at Philadelphia International Airport.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
On December 3, a Supervisory Border Patrol Agent on patrol witnessed an individual collapse on the side of Main Street in North Troy, Vermont.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
On December 8, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York hosted a joint media event highlighting counterfeit goods.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
A man who arrived from the Dominican Republic didn’t have much to be thankful for on November 23 after the cocaine and methamphetamine that Philadelphia Customs and Border Protection officers found in his hair care products has him facing Pennsylvania felony drug possession charges.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector encountered a large group of 704 migrants, in a single event, shortly after they illegally entered the United States.On Dec. 8, at approximately 3:20 a.m., a large group of migrants illegally crossed the Rio Grande River near a local ranch at Eagle Pass.
