Pete R. Flores, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Pete R. Flores, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agents from the Yuma sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have announced the arrest of a U.S. citizen accused of picking up a group of undocumented immigrants and fleeing from agents. This information was shared in a post on X by the Yuma sector Chief Patrol Agent on April 11.
According to the post, the U.S. citizen will face smuggling charges, while the Mexican nationals involved will be charged with Alien Inadmissibility and Re-Entry of Removed Aliens.
The Yuma sector covers 181,670 square miles of desert between California and Arizona, including 126 miles of the U.S. border from the Imperial Sand Dunes to the Yuma-Pima County Line. Over the past two decades, this sector has doubled in size since its establishment in 2004. It includes three border stations: Blythe in California and two others in Arizona—Yuma and Wellton.
Screenshot of Yuma Sector Chief's April 11 Post on X
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The U.S. Border Patrol, operating under the Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for safeguarding national borders against illegal entry of individuals and contraband. Since its founding in 1924, it has been active 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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