U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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Recent News About U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens accused of smuggling illegal narcotics early Monday morning.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued an undocumented individual in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo Tuesday evening.
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Texas– Big Bend Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three United States Citizens at the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol Checkpoint on Tuesday for narcotics smuggling.
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U.S. Border Patrol Agents discovered multiple stash houses in the El Paso Sector, leading to the apprehension of several migrants and United States Citizens in the last five days.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector agents conducting processing duties identify four gang members in a single day.On Dec. 21, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents working near Mission, arrested a Salvadoran national illegally present in the United States.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations is close to finalizing the upgrading and modernizing of its marine vessel fleet by accepting delivery on the final 41-Foot SAFE Boat Coastal Interceptor Vessel. AMO contractually accepted its final CIV on Dec. 15. The vessel will arrive at AMO’s San Diego Air and Marine Branch in early 2022.
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Effective December 20, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain disposable gloves produced in Malaysia by Brightway Holdings Sdn Bhd, Laglove (M) Sdn Bhd, and Biopro (M) Sdn Bhd (collectively, Brightway Group).
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The Senate confirmed Chris Magnus as the next U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner Dec. 7, following a close vote.
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Rio Grande City Border Patrol (RGC) agents encountered a large group and disrupt a human smuggling event.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members and a migrant previously convicted of murder.On Dec. 2, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrested a group of 21 migrants near Hidalgo.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents encounter large groups of migrants, an abandoned unaccompanied child, and dangerous smuggling tactics.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Veterans International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine, hidden within a 2013 Nissan.
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Methamphetamines concealed within two clay sculptures on an incoming freight have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Cincinnati.
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Two individuals with records of sex offenses against children recently were arrested at the Rio Grande City Border Patrol station after agents responded to calls of illegal entry attempts near the Texas city.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s forced labor team was awarded the 2021 Service to America Medal for Safety, Security and International Affairs by the Partnership for Public Service.
