Honoring those who died while crossing the border
To kick off Hispanic Heritage month community members gathered at the Terrace Park Cemetery to honor those who died while crossing the…
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El Centro Sector arrests sex offender near border
A sex offender is arrested near downtown…
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CBP: Man arrested for smuggling fentanyl pills at Interstate 8 checkpoint
A 37-year-old is busted with fentanyl at the Interstate 8 immigration…
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Democratic lawmakers speak out on allegations of high rates of hysterectomies at ICE detention center
Democratic lawmakers speak after allegations of a whistleblower says ‘hysterectomies were performed on immigrant women in the…
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Human smuggler caught towing eight undocumented immigrants in boat
All eight undocumented immigrants ranged from ages 18 to 40. One of which was deported from the U.S. four…
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Border agents seize meth and heroin at Highway 86 immigration checkpoint
The El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents keep getting meth and heroin off the streets.…
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About 8,800 unaccompanied children are expelled at U.S. border
About 8,800 unaccompanied children have been quickly expelled from the United States along the Mexico border under a pandemic-related measure that…
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Border Patrol agents rescue two lost individuals in the desert
Border Patrol agents rescue two individuals in the Jacumba wilderness after being left behind by a larger…
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Yuma man arrested after failed drug smuggling attempt
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a 26-year-old from Yuma on drug smuggling…
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Mexico diverted money from development to contain migration
Under pressure from the United States to reduce migration, the Mexican government diverted money from a fund intended to spur regional development to…
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Migrant shelters struggle to keep lights on
245 people are currently in the migrant shelters, are waiting and barely making it through the day.…
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CBP resumes Global Entry interviews September 8
The Trusted Traveler Program starts Global Entry interviews beginning September…
Continue Reading One found dead, one rescued in Imperial Sand Dunes
Border Patrol agents rescued a woman who was lost and in distress near the Imperial Sand…
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ICE ramps up arrests, including 67 in Arizona, after lull from COVID-19
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said the effort, from July 13 to Aug. 20, targeted immigrants with criminal charges and convictions,…
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Pregnant woman deported to Mexico instead of her country of origin
Yesenia is a 22-year-old pregnant woman From Honduras who was recently deported from Yuma to San Luis Rio Colorado,…
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CBP seized more than 10 pounds of meth at Highway 111 checkpoint
Border Patrol agents say a man hid packages of meth inside a screen projector and power supply…
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34 arrested in two failed human smuggling attempts
CBP arrests 34 people in two separate human smuggling events in El Centro and…
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Border Patrol says stash house cases increasing in Yuma
Agents with the Yuma Sector Border Patrol confirm it’s agency is seeing an uptick in stash houses county-wide.…
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Federal judge blocks CBP from screening asylum seekers
A federal judge has blocked U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees from conducting the initial screenings for people seeking asylum.…
Continue Reading Border Patrol calls in National Guard to help with migrant rescue
U.S. Border Patrol agents from the El Centro Sector got help from the National Guard with a recent rescue in the Jacumba Wilderness…
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