Tucson Standard

During the week ending May 17, 2024, the US Border Patrol's Tucson sector apprehended 6,700 illegal immigrants.

John R. Modlin, Chief Patrol Agent of the sector, provided this information. He also noted that the number of apprehensions for the week was lower than that of the same week in the 2023 fiscal year when there were 8,700 apprehensions. Furthermore, it was a decrease from the previous week in the 2024 fiscal year when there were 7,300 apprehensions.

According to Modlin's post on X, US Customs and Border Protection agents carried out 18 rescues, seized five firearms and handled 24 human smuggling cases during this period. There were also 229 federal criminal cases in the sector during that week.

Screenshot of John R. Modlin's May 17 post on X | X

The U.S. Border Patrol is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security tasked with safeguarding national borders and preventing illegal entry of people and contraband. Founded in 1924, it operates at 328 ports of entry and protects both land (7,000 miles) and maritime borders (95,000 miles).

The Tucson sector spans over 262 border miles from the New Mexico state line to Yuma County line. According to information available on the U.S Customs and Border Protection website dedicated to this sector, its headquarters moved from Nogales to Tucson on July 1, 1926.