The Latest News about Illegal Aliens

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents from Wellton Station apprehended a group of three illegal aliens transporting methamphetamine through a remote area of the desert. Agents apprehended three Mexican nationals with 79 pounds of meth Late Tuesday night, Wellton Station agents encountered three Mexican nationals illegally present in the United States, who were traveling through the desert southeast ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Chinese national was sentenced in absentia today to 37 months in federal prison for participating in a large-scale birth tourism scheme that engaged in visa fraud that allowed foreign nationals to come to the United States and give birth so their children would receive U.S. birthright citizenship. Chao “Edwin” Chen (陈超), 35, was sentenced by ...

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Station Border Patrol agents prevented 21 illegal aliens from being smuggled in a utility vehicle along the border. Monday morning, a group of 21 illegal aliens crossed into the United States along the Colorado River and attempted to load into a large utility vehicle. Yuma Station agents responded to the location and thwarted the smuggling attempt. ...

DALLAS – The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for a North Texas concrete manufacturing company that agreed to forfeit $3 million back in January was sentenced June 16 for his role in a scheme to employ illegal aliens. Robert James, CFO for Speed Fab-Crete in Kennedale, Texas, was sentenced to three months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $69,000 ...

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Station arrested a family of three from Iran, June 21. Agents conducting line watch duties observed three individuals who had just crossed the border illegally. This group consisted of a mother, father, and child who were later identified as Iranian nationals. All subjects were transported to the ...

PHILADELPHIA – On June 17, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that a Philadelphia woman was charged by criminal complaint for the arson of two Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) vehicles, following an investigation by the FBI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and ...

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the El Paso port of entry apprehended 23 illegal aliens between June 15 and June 17. They all were attempting to enter the U.S. illegally as railcar stowaways or using the rail crossing as an avenue to travel from Mexico to the U.S. “Vigilance is one of our core ...

Federal authorities discover 63 illegal aliens in back of trailer after truck driver flees checkpoint LAREDO, Texas — On Monday, a South Texas man entered a guilty plea for his role in a conspiracy to transport illegal aliens within the country. This case is being investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Laredo Office with ...

CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents working near downtown Calexico arrested three individuals suspected of smuggling narcotics Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 2 p.m., when agents observed a 40-year-old man and 43-year-old woman approached the U.S. / Mexico international border fence, approximately half a mile east of the Calexico West Port of Entry.  An agent observed ...

LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Zapata Station assisted Zapata County Sheriff’s Office (ZCSO) in the arrest of 13 individuals found inside a stash house in Zapata, Texas. The incident occurred on the morning of May 18, when ZCSO requested Service canine assistance for possible narcotics activity at a residence.  The investigation did not produce narcotics, ...

YUMA, Ariz. –Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended three undocumented aliens from Yemen on Wednesday. Yuma Station agents patrolling on the west side of San Luis, Arizona apprehended a group of three men on Wednesday night that had illegally entered the United States from Mexico. On-site medical providers conducted medical screenings and cleared the men for transport. Agents conducted thorough ...

SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agents stopped two boats off the coast of San Diego early Thursday morning with 18 people attempting to illegally enter the U.S.  For one of the boats, agents had to disable the engine before the vessel was stopped less than a mile from the beaches in Coronado. On the ...

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge intercepted cocaine and currency totaling $1.1 million in value during two separate, unrelated incidents over the weekend. “CBP conducts enforcement operations to protect against the illegal importation of narcotics and unreported exportations of bulk currency,” said Port Director Gregory Alvarez, Laredo Port of ...

While it’s all–hands–on–deck fighting the invasion of an alien virus, it’s an ideal time to fight our continuing invasion of aliens, too. The Wall Street Journal reports, “Hospitals in parts of New York City have become so full of critically ill patients that they have steered ambulances elsewhere.” And “hospitals in pandemic epicenters have passed a tipping point in the ...

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is looking for additional victims of a Tampa area man charged Monday with a 25-count indictment including eight counts of mail fraud, eight counts of making false statements in immigration documents, and nine counts of aggravated identity theft. According to the indictment, Elvis Harold Reyes, 56, of ...