Border Patrol's Yuma Sector to be on TV show

Associated Press - March 1, 2009 3:14 PM ET

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - The U.S. Border Patrol's Yuma Sector is going to have a stint in prime time.

The sector will appear on two episodes of the ABC television show "Homeland Security USA."

The first episode is set to air at 7 p.m. Tuesday night. It will focus on the arrest of a group of illegal immigrants in the desert south of Welton last year.

Border Patrol spokesman Ben Vik says agents in the sector are buying their popcorn now, adding that "we hope the country enjoys watching it as much as we do."

The second episode will focus on the death of agent Luis Aguilar, who was killed last year when he was run over with a vehicle he was attempting to stop. It is set to air April 28.

"Homeland Security USA" is comprised of 13 one-hour episodes and shot entirely on location throughout the United States.

www.kswt.com