Troy A. Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Troy A. Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agents with the Yuma Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested more than 2,300 migrants from 53 countries in October 2024, according to a November 5 post on X by the sector’s chief patrol agent.
According to the same post, agents with the Yuma Sector intercepted 11 human smuggling cases and six drug smuggling cases during October. They responded to four emergency calls to 9-1-1 and performed ten rescues of migrants.
The Yuma Sector, as described on CBP's webpage dedicated to it, spans 181,670 square miles of desert between California and Arizona. It includes 126 miles of the U.S. border stretching from the Imperial Sand Dunes to the Yuma-Pima County Line. Over the last two decades, this sector has doubled in size since its establishment in 2004. The sector encompasses three border stations: Blythe in California and two others in Arizona—Yuma and Wellton.
Screenshot of Yuma Sector Chief Nov. 5 post on X
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The U.S. Border Patrol, a federal law enforcement agency operating under the Department of Homeland Security, is tasked with safeguarding the nation's borders against illegal entry of people and contraband. Since its inception in 1924, it has been operating across 328 ports of entry while protecting approximately 7,000 miles of land borders and an extensive 95,000 miles of maritime borders.
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