According to federal sources, a female Border Patrol agent sustained serious injuries during a ‘violent assault’ by an illegal immigrant in Arizona early Saturday morning.
“On March 4, 2023, at approximately 4:00 a.m., a U.S. Border Patrol agent assigned to the Tucson Sector took a subject into custody near Foudy Road and State Route 92, after investigating the subject’s illegal entry into the U.S. While being placed in a service vehicle, the subject assaulted the agent, injuring the agent’s face and hands. Additional agents responded and took the suspect into custody,” a CBP statement said.
The FBI and Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the assault on a federal officer.
NEW: Per federal sources, a female Border Patrol agent working solo was violently assaulted by a male illegal immigrant she was taking into custody in the Tucson, AZ sector early…