Tucson Standard

Two thousand six hundred undocumented migrants were apprehended from October 19 to 25, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Tucson Sector Chief's October 25 post on X.

According to the CBP, agents were involved in 240 federal criminal cases and six rescues during this period. They seized one pound of marijuana and one firearm and intervened in seven narcotics events. Agents also disrupted 21 human smuggling events, as said in the October 25 post on X.

Weekly apprehensions have decreased from 9,900 during the same week of October 2023 but increased by 200 from the previous week, according to a graphic included in the October 25 post on X. So far this month, there have been 7,400 apprehensions. In September, there were 10,100 apprehensions of undocumented migrants, also according to a graphic in the October 25 post on X.

Screenshot Sean McGoffin's Oct 25 Post on X | X

The Tucson sector covers much of Arizona, stretching from the border of New Mexico to Yuma County’s border, approximately covering 262 border miles. There are about 3,700 agents stationed across nine locations within the sector: Why, Casa Grande, Douglas, Bisbee, Nogales, Sonoita, Tucson, Three Points, and Wilcox. This information is available on 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. Customs and Border Protection 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.