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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Six False Claims to U.S. Citizenship Intercepted - Texas Border Business

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Brownsville used their interviewing skills and technology to detect and intercept six separate travelers in connection with alleged attempts to enter the U.S. with entry documents belonging to other people.

“Our frontline CBP officers utilized their training, experience, interviewing skills in technology to uncover six separate alleged attempts to enter the U.S. using entry documentation that did not belong to them,” said Port Director Tater Ortiz, Brownsville Port of Entry.

The first case occurred when a traveler arrived at the port of entry and presented a valid U.S. birth certificate to the primary officer on August 9, 2022. The traveler was referred to passport control secondary for a further examination. While in passport control secondary, officers were able to determine the female traveler was not the true owner of the U.S. birth certificate and was not in fact a United States citizen.

In the second case a traveler presented a valid permanent resident card to the primary officer on August 11, 2022. The traveler was referred to passport control secondary for a further inspection after a primary inspection. While in passport control secondary, officers were able to determine the female traveler was an impostor to the permanent resident card she presented.

The third case transpired when a traveler arrived at the port of entry and presented a valid U.S. birth certificate along with a...



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