US Border Patrol, Tucson Sector

10/20/2026

Soul Crushing: Crime Comes With Consequences

Federal charges are only part of the consequence for those who choose to engage in illegal activities. Assets lawfully seized in connection with criminal activity may be permanently forfeited and disposed of.

Think before you act. What is seized may not be returned.

10/15/2026

10/15/2026

Lighting the way together.

Tucson sector agents were a part of the 9th annual Lantern Festival in Benson Arizona. Events like this continue to remind us of the strength found in our community when people from all walks of life come together in unity.

We are proud not only to protect our community but to be an active part of it.

10/13/2026

The difference is visible. Border security matters.

Physical barriers, personnel, technology, and consistently applied consequences work together to strengthen border security. Individuals who cross unlawfully are apprehended and processed under applicable law, rather than automatically released.

10/07/2026

International collaboration helps keep our communities and nation safe.

Information sharing by the Tucson Station International Liaison Unit supported a coordinated response with Mexican partners near Sasabe, Sonora, resulting in the disruption of suspected transnational criminal organization scout activity.

During the operation, Mexican authorities recovered a sh***un, four magazines, binoculars, and over 150 rounds of am******on. The seized items were transferred to the Fiscalía General de la República for investigation, and information from the seizure will be shared with Tucson Sector Intelligence personnel.

10/06/2026

Today we remember Border Patrol Agent Robert M. Hotten, who died in the line of duty October 6, 2019.

Agent Hotten was assigned to the Sonoita Station and was 44 years old.

On the day of his death, Agent Hotten was found unresponsive after investigating illegal cross-border activity near Patagonia, Arizona. Agents performed CPR and provided medical aid for more than two hours before Agent Hotten could be flown out of the extremely rugged terrain to a hospital in Nogales, where he could not be revived.

Agent Hotten was survived by his wife, son, mother, and two siblings. He is preceded in death by his daughter Reese.

Agent Robert M. Hotten will always be remembered for his service and sacrifice.

Honor first.

10/05/2026

Border Patrol agents in Douglas apprehended 10 individuals following a suspected smuggling event involving a vehicle displaying fictitious U.S. Government license plates and U.S. Forest Service decals.

Douglas Station Tactical Operations Center personnel detected a pickup truck conducting a quick turnaround near the border area. Agents tracked the vehicle using surveillance technology and attempted to stop the vehicle.

The driver of the vehicle fled and abandoning the vehicle in an alley. Agents searched the area and located 10 illegal aliens hiding near a vacant lot. All were transported to the Douglas Station for processing per Tucson Sector guidelines and the vehicle, a white 2014 Dodge Ram 1500, will be processed for seizure.

10/02/2026

Today we remember Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie, who died in the line of duty October 2, 2012.

Agent Ivie was assigned to the Brian A. Terry Station and was 30 years old.

Early in the morning on October 2, Agent Ivie was responding to a ground sensor in a remote area near Bisbee, Arizona. A separate pair of agents was in the area and encountered him. Unable to identify each other as fellow agents, Agent Ivie was fatally shot in a tragic case of mistaken identity.

A graduate of Border Patrol Academy Class 733, Agent Ivie honorably served for four years. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, his parents, and four siblings.

Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie will always be remembered for his service and sacrifice.

Honor first.