Bernardo Martinez-Gallegos, left, Hilario Ortega-Solorzano, center, illegal aliens attempting to be smuggled across the border, right | John Modlin on X
Bernardo Martinez-Gallegos, left, Hilario Ortega-Solorzano, center, illegal aliens attempting to be smuggled across the border, right | John Modlin on X
There have been 406,441 total encounters in the Tucson Sector during fiscal year 2024, with 225,725 of these encounters being from citizens of Mexico, 75,610 from Guatemala, 3,096 from Honduras, 2,892 from El Salvador, and 99,118 from citizens from other countries.
During fiscal year 2024 to date, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has arrested 35,178 illegal aliens who have previous criminal convictions or who are wanted by law enforcement.
That’s according to an analysis of CBP Data conducted by Tucson Standard.
13.828 of these arrests have been made by the U.S. Border Patrol, and 21,350 of these arrests have been made by the CBP’s Office of Field Operations. The CBP’s 2024 fiscal year runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.
John R. Modlin, U.S. Border Patrol’s chief patrol agent in the Tucson Sector, regularly posts on X reports of arrests of these illegal alien encounters.
"Tucson Sector agents arrested two convicted felons over the weekend," Modlin wrote on X on June 25. "Martinez-Gallegos, a Mexican national, convicted of aggravated sexual assault and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Texas. Ortega-Solorzano, a Mexican national, convicted of felony aggravated abuse of a minor in Utah."
"Both subjects face prosecution for reentry after deportation of an aggravated felon," he reported.
Modlin joined the US Border Patrol in 1995 and has since worked in a variety of positions in the San Diego Sector, Detroit Sector, Miami Sector, and several posts on either coast.
"Three Points Station agents responded to a traffic stop conducted by Tohono O’odham Police Department in Sells, AZ," Modlin posted on June 24. "This led to the apprehension of a U.S. citizen driver smuggling migrants. Trunk smuggling is a dangerous tactic, especially with scorching temperatures"
See details of arrests in the Tucson sector in June, 2024
| Crimes/previous convictions |
| Group of migrants arrested attempting to cross the border |
| Felony conviction of rape in the first-degree w/ a weapon, burglary, possession w/ intent to distribute |
| Interpol warrant for kidnapping and murder |
| Felony indecency and child exposure |
| New Jersey warrant for sexual assault, motor vehicle theft |
| Five migrants arrested after fleeing from traffic stop during smuggling attempt |
| Four migrants smuggled in a truck |
| Migrants arrested from trunk of a car during smuggling attempt |
| Felony conviction of sex crimes |
| Attempted border crossing, arrested for human smuggling, marijuana, firearm possession, and paraphenailia |
| Aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon |
| Felony aggravated abuse of a minor |
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