During the month of July, patrol agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Yuma sector arrested more than 2,000 migrants. This information was shared in a post on X by Chief Patrol Agent Sean McGoffin.
According to McGoffin’s post, the 2,100 migrants were from three dozen countries. In addition to arrests, agents intercepted nine human smuggling cases, conducted five rescues, and intercepted three drug smuggling cases. Agents also responded to two calls for assistance from 9-1-1.
The Yuma sector spans approximately 181,670 square miles of desert terrain, extending from California’s Imperial Sand Dunes to the Yuma-Pima County line. The area includes rocky mountain ranges, drifting sand dunes, and the Colorado River. It covers parts of Nevada as well as Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties in California. Established in December 1954 with stations in Blythe, California, and Yuma Arizona; additional stations at Somerton and Wellton, Arizona opened in February 1955. Currently, the sector operates three stations located in Yuma and Wellton in Arizona and Blythe in California.
U.S. Border Patrol is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security responsible for safeguarding the nation’s borders and preventing illegal entry of people and contraband. Established in 1924, it operates at 328 ports of entry and protects 7,000 miles of land borders and 95,000 miles of maritime borders.
