C.B.P. News Release

For Second Week in a Row CBP Officers Stop 61 Imposters at El Paso Area Ports

(Friday, March 06, 2009)

El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers performing anti-terrorism inspections at El Paso area ports of entry were kept busy this week with drug seizures, illegal immigration cases, prohibited food items, and fugitive apprehensions.

CBP officers recorded 126 immigration violations at area ports this week. CBP officers stopped 61 imposters because of thorough document exams. Imposters generally will use a legitimate entry document assigned to another person and present it as their own. Violators generally lose their documents, can be prosecuted and go to jail and/or are returned to Mexico.

“It is unusual to apprehend exactly 61 imposters two weeks in a row,â€