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June 18, 2009 (San Diego) - Border Patrol agents stopped three smuggling attempts to get illegal immigrants into the country, arresting over 40 illegal aliens from various countries. Agents stopped a Ford Explorer with 12 illegal immigrants stacked on top of each other, nabbed 22 illegal aliens hiding in the rocky terrain near a road, and arrested 11 illegal aliens dropped off by boat at Torrey Pines State Beach. More at CBP.gov
June 14, 2009 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cormorant repatriated 14 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. The migrants were interdicted during two separate cases. More at USCG.mil
June 9, 2009 (San Juan, P.R.) - The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo repatriated 13 Dominicans, three Haitians and one Cuban to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction by Caribbean Border Interagency Group law enforcement authorities. Six other Dominican men were detained for prosecution for attempting to enter illegally into the United States or a U.S. territory on at least two separate occasions. More at USCG.mil
June 9, 2009 (Del Mar, Calif.) - Nineteen illegal immigrants from Mexico were apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents on the beach of Del Mar in an area known as Dog Beach. The U.S. Coast Guard later stopped a panga boat and took the three occupants into custody after determining that they were Mexican nationals in the country illegally and allegedly involved with smuggling the 19 illegal aliens. The 22 illegal aliens, 17 males and 5 females, are currently in federal custody pending further investigation. More at CBP.gov
June 8, 2009 (Campo, Calif.) - Border Patrol agents discovered 73 Mexican nationals inside a tractor-trailer at the Border Patrol checkpoint in Pine Valley. The driver, a Mexican national, was arrested and is currently in federal custody awaiting prosecution for alien smuggling. More at CBP.gov
June 2, 2009 (Blaine, Wash.) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted a Mexican and a Guatemalan national on a train. The stowaways were attempting to enter the U.S. from Canada illegally when the freight car they were in passed through a CBP X-ray imaging station, where an officer spotted their outlines. More at CBP.gov
May 29, 2009 (Miami) - The Coast Guard Cutter Reliance repatriated 35 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, after a dangerously overloaded vessel with more than 100 Haitian migrants aboard was sighted by a Coast Guard aircraft and interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutters Key Biscayne and Venturous. More at USCG.mil
May 27, 2009 (San Ysidro, Calif.) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting routine border enforcement operations at the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa ports of entry apprehended 47 wanted fugitives and filed felony charges against 16 immigration law violators. All 47 subjects were wanted on local, state, or federal felony warrants and were apprehended from Sunday, May 17 through Saturday, May 23. More at CBP.gov
May 26, 2009 (Encinitas, Calif.) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department prevented a maritime smuggling attempt at the Encinitas coastline. A total of 16 males and six females found near the beach were determined to be Mexican nationals illegally in the country. The boat was stopped by CBP agents and two Mexican nationals aboard were arrested on charges of alien smuggling. More at CBP.gov
May 18, 2009 (Pine Valley, Calif.) - Border Patrol agents discovered 25 illegal aliens being smuggled in a travel trailer by a lawfully admitted permanent resident from Mexico. A U.S. Border Patrol K-9 immediately alerted on the trailer, which was directed to a secondary inspection. The suspect is in federal custody for alien amuggling charges. More at CBP.gov
May 11, 2009 (Tucson, Ariz.) - Border Patrol Agents arrested a group of 53 illegal aliens near the village on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation. Also, a smuggler's illicit tunnel was discovered west of the DeConcini Port of Entry. It was dug under the border and cut into a preexisting drainage system. More at CBP.gov
April 23, 2009 (Miami) - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma repatriated 73 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, after they were interdicted near Soldier Key in Miami. More at USCG.mil
April 14, 2009 (Hammond, Ind.) - Nine contract janitorial workers first arrested for administrative immigration violations were criminally arrested for Social Security and false identification offenses. All except one are charged with entering the United States illegally, misusing a Social Security number; and using a false identification document. More at ICE.gov
April 8, 2009 (Laredo, Tex.) - Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents and Texas Department of Safety troopers apprehended 28 illegal aliens. The driver of a tractor-trailer fled a checkpoint, but was stopped by spike strips. Agents and troopers found 28 undocumented aliens in the trailer. The driver and the aliens were turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. More at CBP.gov
April 2, 2009 (Concord, N.C.) - An ICE-led operation arrested 10 foreign-born gang members and associates with ties to local violent street gangs. The operation targeted foreign-born members and associates of MS-13 and Brown Pride street gangs. Of those arrested, nine are nationals of Mexico and one from El Salvador. All of them were found to be illegally present in the United States and are now in ICE custody; however, two of them, although administratively arrested, were remanded to State custody due to criminal offenses that include narcotics violations and obstruction of justice. More at ICE.gov
April 1, 2009 (Miami) - The Coast Guard Cutter Tampa repatriated 45 Haitian migrants to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after they were intercepted at sea. More at USCG.mil
This page was last reviewed/modified on June 29, 2009.
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