Yuma tops 200 thousand apprehensions since October 1st
Yuma Sector agents apprehended over 33,000 migrants, an average of 1,000 a day throughout the month of…
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Agents arrest man wanted for first-degree murder and for faking identity
A 54-year-old migrant captured by the U.S. Border Patrol may have faked his true identity to avoid being convicted, according to Border Patrol…
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Three migrants rescued in Jacumba Wilderness during two separate events
US Border Patrol says agents rescued three migrants over the weekend during two separate events in the Jacumba…
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Mike Pence visits Yuma to discuss border
Mike Pence visited Yuma on June 13 to meet with Yuma County Supervisor Jonathan Lines about the…
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Agents rescue dehydrated migrant near Dateland
US Border Patrol says agents rescued a migrant who was severely dehydrated in the…
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Agents arrest four migrants attempting to pass checkpoint, stolen gun found
Border Patrol agents arrested four migrants, including one who was in possession of a…
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Agents find one migrant while rescuing three others in Jacumba Wilderness
One migrant was arrested while agents were rescuing three others in the Jacumba Wilderness, according to US Border…
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Migrant child drowns trying to cross into Yuma
According to Yuma Sector Border Patrol, a 5-year-old migrant drowned in the Colorado River on Monday, June 6th attempting to cross into the United…
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Woman without a way to get down, rescued from border wall
A woman was rescued from standing on top of the U.S./ Mexico border wall, according to Border Patrol…
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Migrant arrested, previously convicted for attempted murder
A migrant was arrested and later found to have been previously convicted for attempted murder, according to Border Patrol…
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Migrants found in van torched a hole in the border wall to enter the U.S.
Friday morning, a large group of migrants cut a hole in the border wall using a torch, right next to a local date…
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Agents use x-ray to find meth in car on Highway 86
Border Patrol agents say an x-ray was used to find 30 pounds of meth after scanning a man’s car on Highway…
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33 migrants found inside van near County 9th Street
A post to US Border Patrol Yuma Sector says a large group of migrants were found crammed in a van near County 9th…
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol warns migrants about the dangers of crossing through the desert
So far in the fiscal year 2022, the Yuma Sector says agents have rescued 208…
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Agents rescue lost woman in Jacumba Wilderness
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says agents recently rescued a migrant in the Jacumba…
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DHS: Plans in place to complete a “small gap” of the border wall in Yuma
Efforts to fill in gaps in the Yuma Border wall have received bipartisan…
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Agents arrest at least 10 migrants in Imperial County in one day, two with prior convictions
U.S. Border Patrol says agents arrested two migrants in the same day during separate incidents and both had previous sexual offense…
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Agents arrest migrant with previous conviction near Yuma
A post to social media from US Border Patrol Yuma Sector says agents arrested a migrant who had a previous conviction of sexual…
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Title 42 could be in place until 2023
Migrants continue to be pushed to cross in-between official ports of entry as Title 42 remains in place at the…
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SPECIAL REPORT: A day at the border
It’s difficult not to think about border security in Yuma County, as the Yuma Sector is known as one of the nation’s highest apprehension…
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