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CBP Border Patrol Agents Arrest 20 Mexican Nationals
July 17, 2009 (Carlsbad, Calif.) - U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 20 Mexican nationals who illegally entered the country aboard a panga boat that landed ashore at South Ponto Beach in Carlsbad. After the arrest, the U.S. Coast Guard, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine personnel searched, for the Panga boat and two suspected smugglers. Coast Guard personnel and CBP Air Interdiction agents spotted the southbound boat as it traveled into Mexican waters. More at CBP.gov
Coast Guard Repatriates 11 Dominicans
July 14, 2009 (San Juan, P.R.) - The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Matinicus repatriated 11 Dominican migrants to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction by the Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo. Two other Dominican males have been detained. The 13 Dominican migrants were traveling illegally to Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic aboard a 20-foot grossly overloaded fiberglass yola. More at USCG.mil
CBP Agents Thwart 3 Smuggling Schemes, Arrest Over 40
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
Coast Guard Interdicts, Repatriates 14 Cuban Migrants
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
Coast Guard Repatriates 17 to Dominican Republic
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
CBP Apprehends 22 on California Beach
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
CBP Agents Find 73 Migrants, Arrest Smuggler
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
CBP Officers Apprehend Illegal Aliens Hiding in Rail Car
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
Coast Guard Repatriates 35 Haitian Migrants
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
CBP Officers Apprehend 47 Fugitives, Arrest 16 Violators
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
24 Arrested in California Maritime Smuggling Attempt
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
Border Patrol Agents Discover 25 Aliens in Travel Trailer
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
CBP Agents Foil Two Smuggling Attempts, Arrest 53
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
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