Chief Patrol Agent Juan Bernal, the U.S. Border Patrol’s top official in Maine’s Houlton Sector, on Monday released a promotional video highlighting the agency’s commitment to combatting illegal immigration and human smuggling across the northern border.
“The time for looking the other way is over, Houlton Sector is back in the saddle and looking for work,” wrote Bernal in the caption of the video, posted to the Houlton Sector’s Facebook page.
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In the video, Chief Patrol Agent Juan Bernal says he will “highlight some of the great work that going into applying consequences to those individuals who choose to violate our federal law,” and proceeds to give stern warnings to illegal aliens and smugglers.
[RELATED: Border Patrol Nabs Four Indian, One Algerian National Attempting Illegal Crossing into Maine…]
“If you are looking to cross into the U.S. illegally because you think the northern border will be easy, don’t, Bernal said. “We will catch you and we will process you for deportation.”
“If you are looking to use the State of Maine as an avenue for your smuggling enterprise, don’t. We will catch you, and we will prosecute you,” he added.
[RELATED: Border Patrol Agents in Caswell Arrest 2 Romanian Nationals Who Illegally Crossed US-Canada Border…]
“The men and women of the Houlton Sector all swore an oath to protect you, those who we serve, and we will continue to work hard to do just that,” Bernal said.
The U.S. Border Patrol’s Houlton Sector encompasses the entire state, coastline and U.S.-Canada border.
Bernal was appointed chief patrol agent of the Houlton Sector in February of last year, after previously serving as the head of the Del Rio Sector — a 242-mile stretch of the southern U.S.-Mexico border.
[RELATED: Former U.S.-Mexico Border Official Selected as New Chief Patrol Agent of Maine’s Houlton Sector…]
The Houlton Sector saw a record number of encounters with illegal border crossers in fiscal year 2024 (FY24), with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reporting a total of 344 encounters, up from 300 in FY23, and just over six times the amount of migrant apprehensions in 2021.
In FY25 to date — October through December 2024 — CBP has reported 172 migrant encounters in the Houlton Sector.
Trump is back Governor.
If only someone would go after all the chinese pot farms that someone is shielding it would be a help.You would think if they are “watching” a suspected place for a long time they would raid it when someone was actually there.
The entire New England region is under assault BY DESIGN!
So when can Mills be arrested and charged with complicity in and/or breaking federal laws? She and her provably corrupt administration must be purged… or else our state and its citizens continue to be endangered, and in a variety of ways. (Or do we need to go old school, like when the mob came for Chamberlain?)
When you rip a crying child form it’s mother’s arms does it give you a hard on?
Catch em up Chief!!! So glad to see this after so many reports of foreign nationals waltzing accross my border into my state.
“Back in the saddle” Yup, I remember Broder Patrol on horseback in So. Cal. Hey, Chief, your still number Juan!
Maybe you could pop in on the next legislative meeting and ask a couple of dems, Can I see your papers. Please!
Hey Bernal, maybe you should also work on increasing the hours border crossings are open for the US citizens that have to cross for work. It would also be nice if you guys didn’t change the hours at Vanceboro or Forest City without notice. Better yet, make them 24/7 hour stations again, so you don’t have to add 4+ hours of driving, by having to go to Houlton or Calais after a 16 hour day of work.
Someone needs to look into the USBP up here, I see way too many USBP agents and trucks sitting at connivence stores, the Irving truck stop in Calais, or hiding from supervisors on backroads 20+ miles away from the border. Probably taking naps or hunting/fishing on the taxpayers dime.
Right man and the right place.
ABSOLUTELY…
Americans Finally have a President!
President Donald TRUMP!!!❤️‼️
F’ took so long? You keep burning em out Mills.
how about we ask this guy to give examples how they have been “looking the other way”? or better yet charge people who have been “looking the other way”… as we approach war time, watch as more people get caught trying to leave than enter… walls wprk both ways!
Meanwhile in Portlandia North, Ambureen Rana (D), State Representative proposes banning Maine police from contracting with ICE agents. Every year Bangor becomes more loathsome. We have horrible candidates from which to choose from; the BDN attacks any non-Marxist candidate for public office. Any suggestions for fighting the rising red tide in Bangor? (I can’t run for office, I kifed a Bic pen when I was 8 years old … returned it hours later when my conscience kicked in – but the BDN is sure to uncover that if I ever dared to run for office).
Yet the mayor and Governor of Maine ,welcomed,rewarded all illegals with the citizens money and benefitsand still fighting Trump to keep them here ! Explain that Our Maine Government are Liars and protecting terrorists ! They both need to be impeached!
Let me get this right, it was ok for our border security people to look the other way prior to this? WTF?
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” -Edmund Burle
What an absolute disgrace and astonishing admission to collecting a paycheck while intentionally turning a blind eye. Where is DOGE?
@what a joke! They are still looking the other way. Half the USCBP agents up here are geezers compared to the ones stationed on the southern border. Its not uncommon to not see an agent under the age of 40 here, a lot of the ones stationed here were hired post 9/11 after retiring from other departments. They worked the southern border positions for a decade, then they transfer up here and hog all the positions since they have seniority. Half of them don’t do jack. You can’t tell me that there is a major border crisis happening on Upper Hot Brook Lake which is 20 something miles from the border. When you drive down Route 169 or Route 6 around Danforth/Topsfield there are always USCBP trucks parked down somewhere along those lakes. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out they are screwing off and doing some fishing on the taxpayers dime. They are power hungry too, I had a dash cam in my semi (as was company policy and I didn’t have a choice) and the lady who used to have the K-9 in Calais flipped out over it saying I couldn’t record the search process (which is untrue the supreme court upheld you can since its in a public area) and they tossed my truck, damaged a bunch of stuff in the process. I asked for a supervisor and they sided with me, that must have hurt her ego because I got a level 1 inspection every time I crossed after that for about two years. I finally asked one of the decent guys why that was, he said that K-9 officer had put me on some sort of watchlist. It took me almost 3 years to finally get everything resolved and off of whatever list she put me on.
There are so many Romani Gypsies in Maine that have been trafficked over the Northern Maine Border. They now have shiny new SNAP/Maine Care/and bank cards. Two speaking their language charged up over 600.00 at Walmart in Augusta, Maine and seemed really surprised that the cards worked and the walked off with three carts full. Where is ICE when you need them? They will run out of benefits and start the funeral/sick child/music scams now all over the state. BEWARE OF GYPSIES they will steal your teeth as you sleep…