Tucson Standard

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents from the Casa Grande Station, with assistance from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, discovered migrants in a trailer on December 14. Sector Chief Sean McGoffin announced the arrests in a December 20 post on X.

In his post, McGoffin said: "12/14: Two US citizens were arrested after Arizona Department of Public Safety and Casa Grande Station agents discovered 11 migrants, to include a small child, smuggled inside of a U-Haul. This smuggling method is dangerous and can result in severe injury or death. Fortunately, no one was injured."

The Casa Grande Station was established in 1926 with three agents who patrolled the Santa Cruz River area. Currently, agents at this station are responsible for overseeing 31.34 miles of the border, including remote locations with limited access roads, according to the CBP website dedicated to the Casa Grande Station.

Screenshot of Sean McGoffin's Dec. 20 Post on X. | X

According to information available on CBP’s webpage focused on the sector, the Tucson sector covers much of Arizona, stretching from New Mexico's border to Yuma County’s border, encompassing approximately 262 border miles. The sector includes about 3,700 agents across nine stations located in Why, Casa Grande, Douglas, Bisbee, Nogales, Sonoita, Tucson, Three Points, and Wilcox.

U.S. Customs and 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. Established in 1924, it operates at 328 ports of entry and protects 7,000 miles of land borders and 95,000 miles of maritime borders.