An illegal Trinidadian national convicted of child sex crimes became the 1,000th apprehension of this fiscal year for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Tampa Station, the agency exclusively told The Epoch Times on Wednesday.
The office on Florida’s gulf coast is far ahead of its 2025 pace for apprehending criminal aliens, according to CBP, reflecting the Sunshine State’s cooperative approach with federal agencies.
“I am grateful for the vigilant work of our Border Patrol agents in enforcing our nation’s immigration laws, and for the partnerships we have with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in tackling the threats posed by criminal illegal aliens,” said Miami Border Patrol Sector’s Acting Chief Patrol Agent Samuel B. Briggs II….