A female Border Patrol agent was assaulted over the weekend while trying to detain a male illegal immigrant. The Border Patrol agent sustained injuries to his arm and face and was taken to hospital for treatment. According to CBP, at approximately 4:00 a.m. on March 4, 2023, U.S. Border Patrol agents stationed in the Tucson, Arizona area investigated Foudy Road and State Route 92 after investigating the subject’s illegal entry into the U.S. Subject was detained nearby. While being loaded into the service vehicle, the subject assaulted the agent, injuring the agent’s face and hands. Additional agents responded and took the suspect into custody. The FBI and the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office are also investigating the case. In the current fiscal year 2023, 174 A case of assault on a border agent.

Customs and Border Protection agents are very busy with border issues, including human smuggling attempts and fentanyl and other drug smuggling attempts. Arrested 37 immigrants who were trying. The Tucson, Arizona sector has arrested three smugglers who tried to smuggle 54 immigrants in three vehicles.

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz released a weekly breakdown of activity, reporting:

• 35,528 immigrant unrest
• 12,388 known getaways
• 299 pounds of fentanyl seized
• 182 pounds of cocaine seized
• 146 pounds of meth seized
• 1,251 pounds of marijuana seized
• 13 gang members arrested
• 8 sex offenders arrested
• 10 firearms seized
• Two hideouts found with 128 immigrants inside