Tucson Standard

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Sector Chief John R. Modlin announced the arrests of 2,500 migrants in the Tucson sector in the first week of the month, in a Sept. 13 post on X.

According to Modlin's Sept. 13 post on X, agents in the Tucson sector were also involved in 19 rescues, 213 federal criminal cases, and seven narcotics events. They seized two firearms, seized $858, and disrupted 30 human smuggling events.

In terms of weekly apprehensions, the 2,500 apprehensions in the week ending Sept. 13 is down from the first Friday in September when 2,700 were apprehended. In the 2023 fiscal year, there were 12,400 apprehensions in the second week of September and 12,100 the week before, according to a graphic attached to Modlin’s Sept. 13 post on X.

Screenshot of John R. Modlin's Sept. 13 post on X | X

The Tucson Sector of land and border handled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection covers a total of 262 border miles from the New Mexico state line to the Yuma County line. The first CBP sector in the area was called the Nogales Sector and it was created on July 1, 1924. On July 1, 1926, the sector headquarters moved to Tucson. There are nine border stations within the sector: Why, Casa Grande, Tucson, Nogales, Willcox, Sonoita, Bisbee, Douglas, and Three Points.

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.