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 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Yuma Station halted a migrant smuggling attempt near Kingman, Arizona, according to a November 20 post on X.
In the post on the social media platform X, the Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent shared: "A human smuggling attempt along I-40 near Kingman, Arizona was halted by #BlytheStation agents early Monday morning. During a vehicle stop, agents discovered a Mexican national smuggling another Mexican national and three El Salvadorans. The migrants were processed for removal."
According to CBP's webpage dedicated to it, the Yuma sector 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. 20 post on X
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The U.S. Border Patrol is a federal law enforcement agency operating under the Department of Homeland Security 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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