USBP Agents Rescue Abandoned Migrants
USBP Agents Rescue Abandoned Migrants
Release Date: February 19, 2021
Dulzura, Calif. U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents rescued three abandoned migrants on Otay Mountain late Tuesday night.
Tuesday, at approximately 11:30 p.m., agents assigned to the USBP Foreign Operations Branch (FOB) were notified by Mexican government officials that a group of illegal border crossers were abandoned by their smuggler while they slept.
The lost migrants were exposed to near freezing temperatures coupled with high winds and minimal food or water. Members of USBP’s Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) coordinated with FOB to determine an approximate location of the group. BORSTAR members rapidly deployed to the area on foot, with cold-weather equipment.
USBP Arrests 2 Felons over Holiday Weekend
USBP Arrests 2 Felons over Holiday Weekend
Release Date: February 16, 2021
SAN DIEGO San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two convicted felons over the weekend during two separate incidents in San Diego County.
On Friday, at 5:09 p.m., agents patrolling State Route 94 near Campo pulled over a Black Honda Accord near Star Ranch Rd. Agents questioned the driver and three passengers. The passengers were determined to be illegally present in the U.S. All four subjects were taken to a nearby Border Patrol Station for further processing. At the station, agents discovered that the driver, a 28-year-old United States citizen, was a documented gang member with an extensive criminal history.
Driver Flees USBP, Later Arrested
Driver Flees USBP, Later Arrested
Release Date: February 12, 2021
IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents arrested a man in Imperial Beach Thursday afternoon who was transporting illegal aliens in his car.
At approximately 5 p.m. on February 11, agents initiated a vehicle stop on a suspicious black Cadillac sedan near Sunset Avenue and Saturn Boulevard in Imperial Beach, Calif.
The driver failed to pull over and fled from agents at a high rate of speed. During the pursuit, the driver of the Cadillac side-swiped a marked Border Patrol vehicle and another vehicle before coming to a stop.
A driver of a Ford Mustang was arrested Wednesday near Campo after leading U.S. Border Patrol officers on a pursuit. At around 5 p.m. a Ford Mustang, driven by.