Homeland Newswire Reports News
Civilians: Annual performance ratings due by April 30
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
It’s time to close out civilians’ performance year and prepare for the next one.
The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
As in so many American conflicts, Coast Guard units and personnel in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) performed several missions including escort duty, force protection, maritime interdiction operations (MIO), and aids-to-navigation (ATON) work
E4s and E5s apply now for Diver school
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
If you have a calling to be a Coast Guard diver (DV), your time is now.
Lessons from an unconventional leader
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
What can a 63-year-old Italian soccer coach teach us about leadership? A lot more than you might think
The Long Blue Line: OCS and female trailblazers in the Coast Guard’s officer corps, 1973-2010
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
I’m very, very aware of the extremely qualified women with tremendous potential right behind me.
U.S. Border Patrol Catches Smuggler and 11 Noncitizens Partnership with Ohio State Highway Patrol leads to Arrest
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Detroit Sector arrested a Mexican citizen in conjunction with an alien smuggling case over the weekend.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol assisted in a human smuggling attempt utilizing a belly dump truck
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Cotulla Station apprehended halted a failed human smuggling attempt utilizing a belly dump truck in Cotulla, Texas.
Selection of Anthony “Scott” Good as Chief Patrol Agent, El Paso Sector
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz announced, the selection of El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) Anthony “Scott” Good, as the new El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent. CPA Good will assume his duties this week.
CBP Officers Seize Over $660K in Hard Narcotics at Laredo Port of Entry
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized hard narcotics that totaled over $660,000 in street value.
CBP hosts Forced Labor Technical Expo and launches trade statistics dashboard
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) kicked off the Forced Labor Technical Expo Tuesday and launched an interactive dashboard focused on forced labor enforcement statistics under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).
RGV Agents Apprehend Gang Members Over the Weekend
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three gang members, including one with an extensive criminal record.
CBP Phone Scam Continues to Target Citizens Callers seek information to bypass financial protocols
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Telephone scammers are targeting residents nationwide to gain personal information that would bypass financial security protocols.
Philadelphia CBP Officers Arrest Massachusetts Man on Multiple Felony Attempted Murder, Assault, and Firearms Charges
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
The last thing anyone expects after returning from a vacation is to be arrested on very serious criminal charges, but that’s what happened to a Dorchester, Mass., man at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday.
Progreso CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept First in Port Pest in Pineapple Shipment
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Agriculture Specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Progreso Port of Entry intercepted a “First in Port” pest, a tortoise beetle found with a pineapple shipment.
Dulles CBP Officers Arrest Two Accused of Felony Sex Offenses Fleeing Dulles Airport
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two men today on felony sex offenses at Washington Dulles International Airport.
CBP at JFK Returns Cultural Artifacts to Ukraine
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) International Mail Facility, with the help from officers at the National Targeting Center, Antiquities Unit seized a stone axe head and three metal swords on September 2, 2022.
CBP Officers Seize Over $1 Million in Marijuana at World Trade Bridge
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge seized marijuana that totaled over $1,000,000 in street value.
Human smuggling attempt intercepted by Laredo Sector Border Patrol
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Laredo South Station halted a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents recovered a stolen weapon at the Highway 83 checkpoint
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
Laredo Sector Border Patrol recovered a stolen weapon at the Highway 83 Checkpoint.
Construction Begins on CBP, GSA and Anzalduas International Bridge Board Partnership to Improve Commercial Infrastructure at the Anzalduas Port of Entry
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Anzalduas International Bridge Board (AIBB) began construction this week on a donated project that will improve commercial infrastructure at the Anzalduas Land Port of Entry (LPOE).