
December 3, 2025
Justin De La Torre, Border Patrol Chief for San Diego, said that a previously deported Mexican national convicted of distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl was arrested after illegally reentering near Yuma.
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December 1, 2025
Justin De La Torre, the Border Patrol chief for San Diego, California, announced that Mexican national Rodolfo De Leon Carlos was sentenced to 24 months for illegal reentry on top of prior felony convictions.
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December 1, 2025
Justin De La Torre, the Border Patrol chief for San Diego, California, announced on X that agents from Arizona's Wellton Station arrested three Mexican nationals in an alleged smuggling attempt.
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December 1, 2025
Justin De La Torre, the Border Patrol chief for San Diego, California, announced that collaboration between Arizona's Blythe Station agents and La Paz County deputies resulted in the arrest of a Salvadoran national and the seizure of 20 pounds of...
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December 1, 2025
Justin De La Torre, the Border Patrol chief for San Diego, California, announced on social media platform X that cooperation between Arizona's Yuma Sector agents and federal partners in Philadelphia led to the arrest of Leonel Lopez Sanchez and...
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December 1, 2025
Justin De La Torre, the Border Patrol chief for San Diego, California, announced that Wellton Station agents arrested a Mexican national with two active warrants in a group of 10 illegal entrants.
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December 1, 2025
Justin De La Torre, Border Patrol chief for San Diego, California, announced that agents from Arizona's Yuma Sector and federal partners in Philadelphia arrested two foreign nationals with extensive arrest records who now face deportation charges.
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October 8, 2025
Justin De La Torre, Chief Patrol Agent for the U.S. Border Patrol's Yuma Sector, highlighted the financial implications of illegal crossings in a statement on X. He referenced a 2021 case where smuggling fees amounted to $6,000 per individual...
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October 8, 2025
Justin De La Torre, Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent, announced that agents intercepted a human smuggling attempt on Highway 95.
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September 8, 2025
Justin De La Torre, Border Patrol Chief of the Yuma Sector, said that Blythe Station agents arrested three undocumented individuals from Mexico and Guatemala during a vehicle stop, while a U.S. citizen passenger was released.
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