Troy A. Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner | X
Troy A. Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner | X
The Yuma Sector Chief for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that three Mexican nationals found in the desert face criminal charges and will remain in custody. This information was shared in a post on X on February 5.
According to the Yuma Sector Chief, the agents who made the arrest were part of the Yuma Station’s dirt bike unit. Despite wearing brown clothing and attempting to blend in, the three individuals were spotted and arrested.
The Yuma Sector, as described on CBP's dedicated webpage, 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. Since its establishment in 2004, the sector has doubled in size. It encompasses three border stations: Blythe in California, and Yuma and Wellton in Arizona.
Screenshot of Yuma Sector Chief's Feb. 5 post on X
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The U.S. Border Patrol, a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for safeguarding the nation’s borders against illegal entry of people and contraband. Since its inception in 1924, it has operated across 328 ports of entry while protecting approximately 7,000 miles of land borders and 95,000 miles of maritime borders.
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