On June 3rd, Swanton Sector Border Patrol Agents and Customs and Border Protection Officers from the Highgate Springs port of entry ran in support of the Vermont Special Olympics law enforcement torch run.  They ran from Swanton Sector headquarters in Swanton, VT to St. Albans,

On May 25th, Swanton Sector Border Patrol Agents apprehended a Mexican citizen and a citizen of the United Kingdom near Highgate, Vermont who were both charged with illegal entry. The Mexican national plead guilty, was sentenced and is now facing removal proceedings. The citizen

On May 31, Richford, VT Border Patrol Agents arrested a citizen of Ireland and a U.S. citizen from Massachusetts following an alleged alien smuggling event near Richford, Vermont. The subject from Ireland, if convicted, faces up to two years in prison for illegal re-entry into

Recently, Border Patrol Agents from across Swanton sector attended training on the operation of a new unmanned aircraft platform. Agents use this technology to assist in the apprehension and rescue of subjects who have entered the country Illegally or have become lost in the

On May 27, after receiving information from a concerned citizen, Swanton Sector Border Patrol Agents arrested three citizens of Chile during an attempted human smuggling event near Derby Line, Vermont. Two of the subjects were charged with transporting an illegal alien, a felony.

Interested in a career with the U.S. Border Patrol? Do you have questions about the job or application process? You can speak to one of our Recruiters at Pocono Raceway this weekend, June 20th through June 22nd, at 1234 Long Pond Rd, Long Pond, PA 18334. Scan the QR code on the

Great work by our Canadian law enforcement partners at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for intercepting handguns and ammunition being smuggled across the U.S./Canada border near Stanstead, Quebec, (north of Derby Line, Vermont). Find out more from Quebec RCMP here:

On Monday June 16th, we welcomed a new Border Patrol Agent hired directly to Swanton Sector. Upon graduation from the US Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico he will be assigned to our Richford, VT station. Congratulations and good luck! @BPAcademycheif

Despite the significant decrease in cross border apprehensions, Swanton Sector has apprehended over 300 individuals from 45 different countries between February 1, 2025, and May 31, 2025. The majority coming from the countries of India, Mexico, and Ecuador. Border security is

I am relieved to hear no harm came to U.S. Attorney Sarcone III or any other bystander during this alarming encounter in broad daylight on a public street in downtown Albany. A citizen of El Salvador who illegally re-entered the United States in 2021 is now charged with attempted

Two citizens of Canada were criminally charged and convicted for improper entry into the United States on June 5th near the Haskell Free Library in Derby Line, Vermont. One of the subjects illegally entered the U.S. from Canada on foot while the other subject obtained entry into

We continue to hire Border Patrol Agents to certain locations in New York and Vermont, which also includes a $20,000 hiring incentive. Announcements close 07/31/2025. Apply now! Links to apply: usajobs.gov/job/839485200 and usajobs.gov/job/839485400

We wish all of you a wonderful and safe holiday celebrating our country’s independence.

A Canadian man was recently arrested for conspiracy to commit alien smuggling, as well as four counts of alien smuggling resulting in death and for financial gain. The charges stem from a tragic 2023 incident near northern New York in which two parents, their young children, and