C.B.P. News Release

CBP Officers Apprehend Woman Crawling into the U.S.

(Monday, October 31, 2011)

El Paso, TX - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Stanton Street international crossing at the El Paso port of entry stopped an unusual illegal entry attempt Friday. They intercepted a woman who was crawling north along the pedestrian walkway in her attempt to evade the inspection process and enter the U.S. illegally. The apprehension was one of 49 immigration violations stopped by CBP officers this weekend.

“The CBP inspection process at area ports of entry is thorough and extensive and some people will go to extreme measures in an attempt to circumvent the normal entry process,â€