A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) supervisor is accused of harboring an illegal immigrant he was engaged in a romantic relationship with in his Texas home. Andres Wilkinson appeared in a federal courtroom this week and was ordered held pending a detention hearing, the Justice Department said. Wilkinson began working for the CBP in […]
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Texas Border Patrol shooter details remain scant as violence against ICE, CBP agents surges
Details about the shooter who opened fire on Border Patrol agents at an annex in McAllen, Texas, Monday remain scant days later as assaults against federal immigration officials are on the rise. Authorities identified Ryan Louis Mosqueda, 27, as the suspect Monday, confirming Mosqueda was killed at the scene. “Both Border Patrol agents and local […]
CBP seizes massive haul of 150,000 illegal cigarettes from cruise passengers in California
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Southern California have reportedly seized a massive haul of illegally imported cigarettes intercepted from two cruise ship passengers last month. Officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport discovered roughly 150,000 cigarettes, stored in 749 cartons across 10 pieces of luggage, from a couple arriving from Ensenada, Mexico, […]