Executive Director Ana B. Hinojosa and Deputy Executive Director Eric Choy in the Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate received the award for developing what CBP calls "a robust civil investigative program to identify forced labor in U.S. supply chains and take appropriate enforcement actions." Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry intercepted more than $530,000 in alleged cocaine in two separate enforcement actions. Keep Reading
Residents are reporting the calls are a pre-recorded message stating “a box of drugs and money being shipped; has your (callers) name on it and it has been intercepted.” The caller is then instructed to press #1 to speak with a CBP officer/agent. Keep Reading
According to USDA entomologists, this pest has never been found at any of the nation’s ports of entry. CBP refused entry to the shipment and returned it back to Mexico. Keep Reading
RGV agents working near the community of Refugio, located in Rio Grande City, Texas, observed numerous subjects running north from the Rio Grande. Keep Reading
The incident occurred during the early afternoon of July 8, when agents from the Hebbronville Station responded to suspicious activity where 20 individuals were attempting to conceal themselves inside a shed on a ranch property southwest of Hebbronville, Texas. Keep Reading
Out of the 17 total large agencies, the Department of Homeland Security ranked last with an engagement score of 61.1. Of the department's components, the United States Coast Guard ranked highest. Keep Reading
Agents working in the field were notified and responded to the area using the provided GPS coordinates. El Centro Sector’s Border Search Trauma and Rescue Unit (BORSTAR) also assisted in the search. Keep Reading
As the temperatures rise along the Southwest Texas border, dangerous environmental conditions pose a life-threatening risk for migrants attempting to cross the border illegally. Keep Reading
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe station thwarted a human smuggling attempt at the Highway 78 immigration checkpoint and discovered the driver of the vehicle was in possession of dangerous drugs and an illegal firearm. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport seized $7,000 in counterfeit $100 bills from a traveler who arrived on June 16 from Montego Bay, Jamaica. Keep Reading
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said Thursday that the FBI was assisting in the investigation, including determining a motive for the attack. Keep Reading
The DHS Office of Inspector General review of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data indicated that from January 1, 2016, through June 30, 2019, 83 CBP employees violated CBP policies and guidance by posting or commenting within various social media platforms including I’m 10-15. Keep Reading
The Los Angeles Times reported in April that Vasquez contracted COVID first in March 2020 and again this February, when he was hospitalized and placed on a ventilator. His wife said he had delayed getting vaccinated. Keep Reading
Led by Executive Director Ana B. Hinojosa and Deputy Executive Director Eric Choy, CBP’s forced labor team is responsible for investigating goods suspected of being made with forced labor and preventing them from entering the United States. Keep Reading
After picking a border-state police chief to be his nominee to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection, President Biden today said he will nominate a border-state sheriff to be the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Keep Reading
Police Chief Chris Magnus of Tucson, Ariz., was selected to lead Customs and Border Protection while Ur Jaddou, the former director of DHS Watch, was selected for USCIS and John Tien was nominated for deputy DHS secretary. Keep Reading
Recently, Operation VOW and VHA facilitated several events along the southwest border to vaccinate frontline and public-facing employees. Keep Reading
Executive Assistant Commissioner Brenda B. Smith said CBP will wait for policy guidance from the new administration on issues ranging from China to USMCA. Keep Reading
Stay tuned throughout March for much, much more with women who were the FIRST, the leaders, the founders, the CEOs trailblazing in homeland security. Keep Reading