Tucson Standard

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, along with Air and Marine Operations (AMO), encountered a group of migrants in a remote area near Arivaca earlier this month, providing aid to a woman suffering from dehydration. This information was shared in a post on X, uploaded on June 11.

According to John R. Modlin, chief patrol agent of the Tucson sector, the Guatemalan woman suffering from severe dehydration improved with aid and was transported for further processing. "The Guatemalan woman suffering from severe dehydration did improve with aid," Modlin wrote.

The migrants were found on June 2 in a remote area, according to Modlin's post on X.

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

The Tucson sector covers much of Arizona, from the border of New Mexico to Yuma County’s border, approximately 262 border miles. There are about 3,700 agents in the nine stations within the sector. Stations are located in Why, Casa Grande, Douglas, Bisbee, Nogales, Sonoita, Tucson, Three Points, and Wilcox, Arizona. This information is available on the CBP’s webpage focused on the sector.

Originally known as the Nogales Sector and created on July 1, 1924, the sector headquarters moved to Tucson two years later.

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 in 328 ports of entry and protects 7,000 miles of land borders and 95,000 miles of maritime borders.