U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

Update: ICE, Border Patrol Arrest Illegal Immigrants in Fargo

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer listens during a briefing, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – More details are being released about some recent arrests by immigration authorities in Fargo. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman says seven men were taken into custody. An eighth person who was detained…

U.S. House Subcommittee holds special border hearing in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement held a field hearing in Grand Forks to hear North Dakota perspectives on border issues. Witnesses testified before the subcommittee about issues surrounding the southern and northern borders, and how they are impacting the state. Rebecca Davis, Executive Director of the Walhalla Area Chamber of…

Red Lake Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Red Lake, Minnesota man is sentenced to over 6 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a minor. According to court documents, 63-year-old Ronald Pearson was visiting a home on Red Lake Indian Reservation in August 2022 when the abuse occurred. He pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court last September to one count of sexual…

Gov. Burgum Visits Jamestown-Based Guard Members Along U.S.-Mexico Border

(KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum on Friday visited soldiers from the Jamestown-based 817th Engineer Company at the U.S.-Mexico border. He was there to thank them for supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection efforts to secure the border. Burgum was joined by Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, adjutant general of the North Dakota National Guard. The 817th deployed in early November for…

Customs Seizes “Dangerous” Shipment Of Vaginal Tightening Gel At MSP Airport

Customs agents at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport seized thousands of syringes of what they call a "dangerous" and unapproved vaginal tightening gel

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/KMSP) – Customs agents at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport seized thousands of syringes of what they call a “dangerous” and unapproved vaginal tightening gel. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says they found 2,536 syringes in a shipment from Hong Kong that was heading for a Woodbury, Minnesota home on November 20. The syringes were wrapped in “pink…

Send-Off Ceremony Held For N.D. National Guard Unit Headed to Southern Border

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — Around 125 members of North Dakota National Guards 817th Engineer Company are headed south. A send-off ceremony was held in Jamestown as the soldiers deploy for a year-long mission to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the border with Mexico. Texas Governor Greg Abbot asked states to send available resources to help combat illegal activity…

Woman Stopped At MSP After Flight from Kenya With A Box of Giraffe Droppings

MINNEAPOLIS  (KVRR/FOX9) — A woman is stopped at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for attempting to bring giraffe poop into the country. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the woman was flying from Kenya on September 29 and was stopped in customs after declaring to have the droppings. Border agents found a small box with over a dozen pieces of giraffe…

Gov. Doug Burgum To Visit Troops Helping Secure Southern Border in Texas

Courtesy: Gov. Doug Burgum’s OfficeBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum is taking a break from the presidential campaign trail on Monday to visit North Dakota National Guard soldiers helping secure the U.S.-Mexico border. Burgum is commander-in-chief of the state’s National Guard. He will visit around 100 members of the Wahpeton-based 188th Engineer Company in Texas. The group began a…