Maine’s U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Sector on Wednesday released a promotional video to social media depicting a deportation flight set to “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses.
“Welcome aboard the U.S. Border Patrol Express: We fly one way, and it ain’t back,” the caption attached to the video reads.
The video, put out by the official social media pages for USBP Houlton Sector, shows illegal aliens being walked in handcuffs and shackles onto a U.S. Coast Guard plane, which then takes off.
“Welcome to the Jungle,” Guns N’ Roses’ hit opener to their 1987 debut album Appetite for Destruction, plays as the deportation flight clears the runway.
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USBP Houlton Sector began increasing their social media activity following the transition to the Trump administration at the start of this year, with former Chief Patrol Agent Juan Bernal appearing in promotional videos and public announcements.
In April, Bernal announced his retirement, and the Houlton Sector is now under the command of Acting Chief Patrol Agent Christopher Kuhn.
The sector has also been announcing high profile arrests with more frequency. Most recently, an Egyptian national with alleged ties to a terrorist organization was arrested by Border Patrol in Pittsfield late last month.
Multiple illegal alien gang members have been arrested in Maine in recent months, including a Salvadoran MS-13 member wanted by Interpol for murder, and a member of the Venezuelan criminal street gang Tren de Aragua.
The Houlton Sector, which covers all of Maine and its coastline, has continued to report elevated numbers of arrests when compared to previous years.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics show that in May, USBP in Maine made 99 arrests, down slightly from 113 in April.
So far in fiscal year 2025, the agency has made 456 arrests, already overtaking the totals from 2024 (344 arrests), 2023 (300 arrests) and 2022 (303 arrests).
