Man damages border wall, forced to pay for its repair
El Centro Sector is the first to prosecute those who damage the border…
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Border Patrol agents save migrants during two separate rescue missions
El Centro Border Patrol agents responded to two separate rescue missions last weekend, and in at least one case, they managed to save a man’s…
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Agents rescue two undocumented immigrants over the weekend in two separate events
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents rescue one person in distress and another man from drowning in an irrigation canal in two separate events over…
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Border Patrol discovers nine undocumented immigrants in tractor-trailer
Border Patrol agents arrested a man after smuggling nine undocumented immigrants in his tractor-trailer at the Highway S-2 immigration…
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CBP: Three arrested for smuggling 52 undocumented immigrants
Border Patrol agents arrested three people for smuggling 52 undocumented immigrants eastbound on Highway 98.…
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Agents rescue man lost in mountains
Border Patrol agents rescue a man severely dehydrated. It says the man was left behind by his group, along with two other individuals.…
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Judge orders COVID-19 tests at California detention center
A federal judge Thursday ordered coronavirus testing of everyone held at a California immigration detention center, saying authorities had shown…
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CBP: Woman arrested at Interstate 8 checkpoint with fentanyl, cocaine
A woman was arrested Monday at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint on drug smuggling…
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Jacumba Desert becomes a hotspot for illegal crossings
Border Patrol agents are seeing an increase in crossings in the Jacumba Desert, one of the most dangerous terrains a person could…
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Border Patrol agents find undocumented immigrants inside trunk
Border Patrol agents found two undocumented immigrants hiding in the trunk of a…
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Border Patrol sees increase in rescues in remote Yuma County
Yuma Sector Border Patrol Agents are seeing a big increase in rescues in remote parts of Yuma County, particularly in the Wellton…
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Border Patrol agents arrest convicted sex offender
Border Patrol agents arrested a convicted sex offender on Tuesday after illegally entering the U.S., says U.S. Customs and Border…
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DHS halts DACA applications, shortens renewals as program is ‘reconsidered’
The Trump administration said Tuesday it will stop accepting new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals applications and will limit DACA renewals to…
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Agents rescue 3 individuals in separate events over the weekend
U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro rescue three undocumented immigrants in distress in the Jacumba Wilderness region and the Imperial Sand…
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Man arrested after Border Patrol agents find meth inside his backpack
A man is arrested on Thursday morning at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint after Border Patrol agents found methamphetamine in his…
Continue ReadingMigrant kids held in hotels before deportation
The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as one-year-old in hotels before being deported to their home…
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Accused smugglers dump meth in the desert
The U.S. Border Patrol says a recent bust in Yuma County sheds light on a new trend in drug smuggling. …
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Arizona’s congressmen split on attempt to keep migrants off census
Yuma County’s congressmen could not disagree more about President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to keep undocumented migrants off the 2020 U.S.…
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Trump signs order targeting undocumented immigrants in the U.S. census
President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Tuesday that would exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in congressional…
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MS-13 gang member arrested near Highway 86 checkpoint
A dangerous gang member was arrested last week after illegally crossing the U.S., says U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
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