CBP Officers Log 122 Immigration Violations This Week
EL PASO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the area’s ports of entry, identified 122 immigration violations this week, an increase from the 96 violations recorded last week. CBP officers also discovered prohibited agricultural items, uncovered numerous drug smuggling attempts, and identified other violations during the previous seven days.
CBP officers working at area ports of entry stopped a total of 122 people who were violating U.S. immigration laws while attempting to enter the country. CBP officers identified a total of 58 intended immigrant cases, 25 imposters, 16 false claims for U.S. citizenship by non-U.S. citizens, 18 people attempting to enter the U.S. with counterfeit, fraudulent, or altered entry documents, and five people who attempted to enter the U.S. without inspection.
Area CBP officers made 19 seizures of prohibited food and agricultural items this week, resulting in $4,200 in fines that were assessed.
In addition to substantial illegal immigration and prohibited food seizure activity, area CBP officers made 42 marijuana seizures this week, confiscating 4,425 pounds of the drug. They also seized four live chickens in another incident. While anti-terrorism is the primary mission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the inspection process at the ports of entry associated with this mission results in impressive numbers of enforcement actions in all categories.
