Camo-Wearing Migrants Captured in Arizona Desert near Border

Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents encountered a group of camouflage-wearing migrants near the border in the Arizona Sonoran Desert.

Yuma Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Dustin Caudle tweeted a photo of a group of migrants found by Welton Station agents hiking in the Sonoran Desert. Caudle said the migrants were hiking in triple-digit heat after crossing the border from Mexico into Arizona.

Despite their camouflage clothing, #WelltonStation agents detected and apprehended this group of migrants on a recent triple-digit day in the Sonoran Desert. #YumaSector #heatawareness #notworthit pic.twitter.com/vKmqGEZud7

— Acting Chief Patrol Agent Dustin Caudle (@USBPChiefYUM) July 11, 2023

During the prior week, Yuma Sector agents apprehended more than 1,400 migrants from 42 different countries, Caugle reported. These included more than 40 unaccompanied juvenile migrants and a convicted felon.

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— Acting Chief Patrol Agent Dustin Caudle (@USBPChiefYUM) July 10, 2023

This week, Caudle reported the arrest of 31-year-old Alexander Aguilar Pozada, a Honduran national. A records check revealed a felony conviction in San Francisco for transportation, sale, and possession of narcotics. Caudle stated that the criminal alien is also a member of the Sureños gang.

#YumaStation agents arrested Diones Alexander Aguilar Pozada, a 31-year-old Honduran national with felony convictions in San Francisco for transportation/sale and possession of narcotics. He is also an active Sureños gang member. #nottoday #BorderSecurityIsNationalSecurity pic.twitter.com/hwazPSztLP

— Acting Chief Patrol Agent Dustin Caudle (@USBPChiefYUM) July 12, 2023

In the neighboring Tucson Sector, Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin tweeted a photo of a group of agents from the Three Points Station Motorcycle Unit agents who apprehended a group of migrants in the desert near Sells, Arizona. The agent tracked the migrants for more than two miles, he stated.

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Three Points Station agents assigned to the Motorcycle Unit used their “signcutting” skills to track a group through the desert Wednesday morning. Five migrants were apprehended near Sells, AZ, after agents tracked them for more than two miles. Great #teamwork! pic.twitter.com/dTILTCYYIg

— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) July 12, 2023