Troy A. Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner | X
Troy A. Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner | X
Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Blythe Station have arrested Antonio de Jesus Perez Garcia following the interception of a group of smuggled migrants, according to a December 8 post on X by the Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent.
In the post, the Yuma Chief Patrol Agent said, "#BlytheStation agents intercepted a human smuggling attempt and discovered one of the migrants was a convicted felon. Antonio de Jesus Perez Garcia, a 33-year-old Mexican national, has felony convictions in Utah for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and possession of meth."
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 Dec. 8 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. It 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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