Public domain photographs about U.S. border governance and migration
Caption: “Great visit with the Agents of Yuma Sector! In addition to a sharp increase in illegal border crossings, rescues, and unaccompanied minors, Yuma agents regularly contend with some of the highest temperatures in the country.”
Caption: “Border Patrol also stabbed all of the gallons in the back of a truck that was at Byrd Camp during the raid on Friday. Attacks on our work are attacks on people crossing the border. Irreparable damage was done to the people who sought aid in our camp.”
Caption: “One volunteer was able to get a few pictures from inside camp when BORTAC and Border Patrol entered. Heavily armed agents drove straight into the humanitarian aid camp in a Bearcat tank as helicopters circled overhead.”
Caption: “Border Patrol also brought a cameraman. He filmed the scene as agents chased and arrested people who had sought out humanitarian aid and respite from the 100 degree heat. More photos and footage exist, but phones are still in custody.”
Caption: “Border Patrol and BORTAC arrested people receiving care and ransacked the humanitarian aid station, ripping apart tents and destroying medical supplies. This morning during clean up, volunteers also saw that agents had disconnected the power to the well, the only water source on the property of the remote desert camp.”
Caption: “CBP officers seize $259K in cocaine in back to back seizures the same day at Brownsville Port Of Entry.”
Caption: “Over the past five days Tucson Sector #BorderPatrol Agents rescued more than 30 people from 911 calls and rescue beacon activations. I strongly encourage anyone to call 911 if thay find themselves lost or in danger in the desert.”
Caption: “The special teamwork that happens at @CBP saves lives. A @CBPAMO UH-60 crew & Border Patrol agents rescued a missing woman with a fractured ankle on July 7. They administered aid to her until EMS arrived. This kind of coordination makes all the difference in rescues.”
Caption: “Brutal bailout: #Laredo Sector #USBP agents attempted to pull over a truck with a livestock trailer that evaded checkpoint inspection on Hwy. 359. The driver later bailed out, leaving 37 aliens locked in the trailer.”
Caption: “Laredo Sector #USBP agents, working together w/ @webb_county sheriff’s office apprehended 26 aliens in deplorable conditions at a stash house in East Laredo.”
Caption: “Over the course of a busy 24 hours, #USBP agents apprehended a huge number of individuals inside a tractor trailer at the Interstate 35 (I-35) Border Patrol checkpoint and at a stash house in south #Laredo.”
Caption: “ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removes aliens from the U.S. who are subject to a final order of removal or have been granted voluntary departure.”
Caption: “More than 127 lbs. of meth was seized this weekend by #BorderPatrol agents. In separate events, vigilant agents found meth hidden inside a gas tank & packed in a spare tire.”
Caption: “USBP Laredo Sector BORSTAR and MRT agents rendered life-saving aid to two juveniles after they were spotted on a ranch by @CBPAMO.”
Caption: “In June, CBP agents and officers rescued… 3 abandoned from smuggling attempt, including a pregnant woman”
Caption: “Criminals don’t see vehicles the way you do. They see door panels, seats, gas tanks, tires & everything in between as an opportunity to hide their illicit items. @CBP’s committed to detecting their contraband & putting the brakes on criminal organizations.”
Caption: “Yesterday temperatures across Southern Arizona peaked above 110 degrees. Tucson Sector #BorderPatrol Agents rescued 10 people in a 24 hour period – some required life flights for their injuries.”
Caption: “Shoe-Smuggler. #BorderPatrol Agents arrested a 19-year-old man for smuggling fentanyl pills in the soles of his shoes last Friday. Fentanyl is 80 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to @DEAHQ.”
Caption: “More meth. An eagle-eyed #BorderPatrol Agent spotted these two bottles of liquid meth hidden alongside a dirt road near El Camino Del Diablo, west of Ajo, #Arizona late Friday. Dangerous stuff.”
Caption: “@CBP has completed construction of more than 220 miles of new border wall system.”