The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Detroit Sector continues to nab illegal immigrants, arresting multiple individuals in recent days in partnership with local law enforcement.
Chief Patrol Agent John Morris announced on X that Marysville agents arrested eight Mexican nationals in two separate incidents on Monday in Imlay City and Shelby Township, Mich.
On Monday, Marysville agents arrested a total of 8 Mexican illegal aliens in two separate incidents. Four were arrested in partnership with local law enforcement, and 4 were arrested in a targeted effort. One of the illegal aliens is pending a felony re-entry charge. All 8… pic.twitter.com/QkndgxYSo9
— Chief Patrol Agent John R.Morris (@USBPChiefDTM) July 17, 2025
Four were arrested in partnership with local law enforcement, and four were arrested in a targeted effort. One of the illegal aliens is pending a felony re-entry charge. The others face charges for alien removal and nonimmigrant overstay. All eight subjects face removal from the United States.
On Wednesday, Morris posted that agents made multiple arrests in Lincoln Park and Brownstown, Mich., over the weekend.
Gibraltar Station agents, in partnership with local law enforcement, arrested four illegal aliens from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala on Saturday. They nabbed another three illegal aliens from Colombia and Mexico on Sunday, he wrote in a separate X post, adding “If you see something, say something: 1-800-537-3220.”
On Sunday, Gibraltar Station agents, in partnership with local law enforcement, arrested 3 illegal aliens from Colombia and Mexico. They will be processed for removal from the United States. If you see something, say something: 1-800-537-3220.#DetroitSector #BorderSecurity pic.twitter.com/UtYhJQErYz
— Chief Patrol Agent John R.Morris (@USBPChiefDTM) July 16, 2025
They face similar charges for alien present without admission, nonimmigrant overstay, alien removal, alien previously removed and immigrant without an immigrant visa. All are being processed for removal, Morris said.
On Tuesday, Morris wrote on X that the Detroit Station arrested seven illegal immigrants on Saturday, adding “In 2 incidents alone, 6 illegal aliens from Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua were arrested. All are set for removal.”
Detroit Station agents arrested 7 illegal aliens Saturday in partnership with local law enforcement in multiple incidents. In 2 incidents alone, 6 illegal aliens from Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua were arrested. All are set for removal. #DetroitSector #BorderPatrol pic.twitter.com/lqitfL9rcd
— Chief Patrol Agent John R.Morris (@USBPChiefDTM) July 15, 2025
They are being processed on charges including alien inadmissibility, alien present without admission and immigrant without an immigrant visa.
Morris added that Detroit Station agents, in partnership with local law enforcement, arrested a Special Interest Alien from Venezuela on Saturday in Dearborn Heights.
On Wednesday, ICE Detroit announced the arrest of a suspected member of Tren De Aragua in Traverse City, Mich., on July 4. Agents arrested Kleiber Siso Balza, a 25-year-old illegal alien from Venezuela, who was with three other illegal immigrants.
The CBP Detroit Sector is responsible for 863 miles of international water boundary with Canada covering over 3,802 miles of lakeshores and riverbanks. The sector encompasses the states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.
Illegal border crossings and other criminal activity along the U.S.-Canadian border increased under the Biden administration. As cartels took over southern border, some migrants thought it was easier to cross into the U.S. through Canada.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 198,929 northern border encounters with individuals attempting to enter or remain in the U.S. without proper authorization or documentation last year.
There were 13,697 encounters between authorities and unauthorized immigrants at Michigan’s border with Canada last year, according to a recent Bridge Michigan report.
Michigan border encounters were down 46% in the first five months 2025 due to increased enforcement efforts by Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
But Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and fellow Trump administration officials are “not letting our guard down” at the US-Canada border. Noem visited Michigan last month and held a panel discussion in Detroit with Republican US Rep. John James and other border security advocates.
Noem told the crowd that unauthorized immigrants could enter by land, sea or high-traffic border crossings like Detroit’s Ambassador Bridge, per Bridge Michigan’s report.
“As we seal those secure areas where criminals may want to cross, they will find new areas,” she said.
James, a Shelby Township Republican running for governor, called Michigan the “epicenter” of what he called a “northern border crisis.” James also cited concerns over fentanyl distribution through the northern border.
Detroit has a long history of organized crime and a regional distribution hub for various drugs, including cocaine, marijuana, heroin and MDMA shipped throughout Michigan and the Midwest.
