This month, U.S. Border Patrol partnered with local law enforcement agencies for an I-20 “highway enforcement operation.”
The enforcement effort, dubbed “Operation Magnolia,” took place along I-20 in the Pearl, Mississippi, area “around the clock” from March 17 through 21, according to a news release from United States Border Patrol New Orleans Sector .
Border Patrol New Orleans Sector today announced the successful culmination of Operation Magnolia, a highway interdiction enforcement action in the Pearl, MS area that resulted in the arrest of 25 illegal aliens from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. pic.twitter.com/vjkSRMhvvE
— CBP Gulf Coast (@CBPGulfCoast) March 27, 2025
New Orleans Sector Border Patrol agents teamed up with the Rankin and Hinds County Sheriff’s Offices, as well as the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector to target illegal immigration on I-20…