Tag: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

The city of Brownsville and the Rio Grande Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection held a news conference inside the city commission’s chambers Friday afternoon to address a massive uptick in migrants arriving at Brownsville’s international port-of-entry.

A man was arrested at the Falfurrias checkpoint after Border Patrol agents found eight people illegally present in the country concealed within various furniture items inside a trailer, according to an affidavit.

A United States man was arrested early Monday morning after Border Patrol agents found five people illegally present in the country concealed inside two jet skis being hauled on a trailer, according to an complaint.

Border Patrol agents at the Javier Vega Jr. Checkpoint in Sarita nearly let a man go on Saturday who was allegedly smuggling nearly 20 people inside a grain hopper, according to a criminal complaint.

A man is under arrest after Border Patrol agents at the Falfurrias checkpoint found five people hidden inside an auxiliary fuel tank on his white Ford F-250, according to a criminal complaint.

A large sum of alleged methamphetamine disguised as candy and hidden inside cans of food was seized at the Hidalgo International Bridge on Wednesday.

A man was arrested at the Falfurrias checkpoint after Border Patrol agents found 13 people illegally present in the country inside a trailer hauling arcade games, according to a criminal complaint.

McALLEN — While Texas Governor Greg Abbott came to McAllen on Monday to tout his border initiative and related legislative priorities, officials from the city and Hidalgo County in attendance expressed concern for the impending end of the pandemic-related immigration policy known as Title 42.

While Texas Governor Greg Abbott came to McAllen on Monday to tout his border initiative and related legislative priorities, officials from the city and Hidalgo County in attendance expressed concern for the impending end of the pandemic-related immigration policy known as Title 42.

A United States man was arrested Friday after Border Patrol agents at the Falfurrias checkpoint found eight people illegally present in the country inside a vehicle’s camper “struggling to breathe … due to the heat,” according to a criminal complaint.