C.B.P. News Release

Imposters Abound at Texas Area Ports of Entry; CBP Officers Arrest 5 Dozen This Week

(Friday, April 09, 2010)

El Paso, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at ports of entry in El Paso, West Texas, and New Mexico identified and took custody of 60 imposters during the past week. Imposters generally will use a legitimate entry document assigned to another person and present it to CBP as their own in an attempt to gain entry to the United States.

“Some of these cases involve felons who have been previously removed from the country and are barred from legal reentry,â€