U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection thwarted an attempted smuggling incident with an unaccompanied alien child in Yuma when agents apprehended a woman trying to transport a 5-year-old boy into the country.
A Phoenix-area man was sentenced to 52 months in prison for his role in transporting two illegal aliens in March 2024, one of whom suffered fatal injuries after jumping out of the vehicle while it was moving.
U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolling Ajo Highway near Three Points arrested a Cuban man for smuggling two illegal alien women on Easter Sunday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Area Port of San Luis discovered an alleged child smuggling attempt and arrested a woman after finding she had sedated a 5-year-old boy to evade detection during a border crossing attempt.
A woman from Mexico died after being ejected from a vehicle during a U.S. Border Patrol pursuit near Arivaca, Arizona. The vehicle, suspected of involvement in human smuggling, failed to yield and subsequently crashed.
Border Patrol agents from the Tucson Station apprehended a 40-year-old Mexican national near Sasabe, Arizona, who was found to have a prior rape conviction from California.
A Mexican national was sentenced to 88 months in prison for his role in a drug conspiracy involving fentanyl and methamphetamine, with the investigation conducted by ICE, the FBI, and the DEA.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement found two unaccompanied minors and five adult illegal aliens during a worksite enforcement operation at a subdivision in Theodore, Alabama. The minors, both from Guatemala, had entered the U.S. in 2023 without enrollment in school or local family connections.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement along with law enforcement partners from the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration engaged in an enhanced, targeted enforcement operation that focused on criminal illegal aliens.
A Honduran national has been arrested and charged with felony assault of a federal officer during an immigration enforcement operation in Baldwin County, Alabama. The suspect attempted to flee and physically grappled with the officer during the multi-agency operation in Foley.
