1 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,167 [car horn honking] 2 00:00:16,367 --> 00:00:17,667 It's gonna be a busy day today. 3 00:00:21,300 --> 00:00:23,200 [narrator] In Progreso, 4 00:00:23,367 --> 00:00:26,300 CBP officers are preparing for their busiest shift 5 00:00:26,467 --> 00:00:27,868 of the year. 6 00:00:28,033 --> 00:00:30,634 Radio check, radio check, radio check, SRT. 7 00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:34,501 Thank you guys for coming out today. 8 00:00:34,667 --> 00:00:36,667 All right -- it's gonna be a busy day for us. 9 00:00:36,834 --> 00:00:39,467 If we get anything that needs medical attention or whatever, 10 00:00:39,634 --> 00:00:40,901 we'll bring them to you guys. 11 00:00:41,067 --> 00:00:44,567 The annual Tourist Day Festival celebrates the thousands 12 00:00:44,734 --> 00:00:48,100 of Americans who migrate to the warmer Rio Grande Valley 13 00:00:48,267 --> 00:00:51,000 in Texas during the winter months. 14 00:00:51,167 --> 00:00:54,100 This is the 50th anniversary, so we are expecting 15 00:00:54,267 --> 00:00:55,567 a ton of people. 16 00:00:55,734 --> 00:00:57,501 On a standard Saturday, we always look at about 17 00:00:57,667 --> 00:00:59,267 7,000 pedestrians. 18 00:00:59,434 --> 00:01:01,267 Today we're looking at about 11,000, 19 00:01:01,434 --> 00:01:02,667 maybe 13,000, 14,000. 20 00:01:02,834 --> 00:01:04,167 We really don't know. 21 00:01:04,334 --> 00:01:07,200 But at a celebration fueled by alcohol and drugs... 22 00:01:08,267 --> 00:01:11,267 With that many peds, the priority is to get people 23 00:01:11,434 --> 00:01:14,868 in and out as fast as possible. That liquid courage gets ugly. 24 00:01:15,033 --> 00:01:17,267 We've seen it happen before, OK? 25 00:01:17,434 --> 00:01:20,267 ...officers must deal with party-goers who have had 26 00:01:20,434 --> 00:01:21,901 one too many. 27 00:01:22,067 --> 00:01:25,100 We got Weslaco EMTs here as well, so we can rely on them 28 00:01:25,267 --> 00:01:27,100 if anything comes up. 29 00:01:27,267 --> 00:01:29,267 If it does get a little hotter, we'll see tensions rise 30 00:01:29,434 --> 00:01:31,467 because being drunk makes you feel like Superman 31 00:01:31,634 --> 00:01:33,000 and the heat makes you mad. 32 00:01:33,167 --> 00:01:36,300 And smugglers looking to blend into the crowd. 33 00:01:36,467 --> 00:01:38,601 Today's a perfect day to try and smuggle anything that 34 00:01:38,767 --> 00:01:41,467 you want in, so right now anything and everything 35 00:01:41,634 --> 00:01:44,267 is suspicious. -OK guys, here we go. 36 00:01:46,267 --> 00:01:47,701 [Moya] Get your radios, guys. 37 00:01:47,868 --> 00:01:49,000 This is serious. 38 00:01:49,167 --> 00:01:50,200 Keep your eyes peeled. 39 00:01:50,367 --> 00:01:52,400 Don't let anything go unnoticed. 40 00:01:53,901 --> 00:01:55,000 [indistinct radio chatter] 41 00:01:55,167 --> 00:01:56,300 Let's get the show on the road. 42 00:02:03,467 --> 00:02:05,667 -K-9 to secondary. -We found something. 43 00:02:05,834 --> 00:02:07,400 -Mike, Mike. -Go ahead. 44 00:02:07,567 --> 00:02:08,601 Powder. 45 00:02:08,767 --> 00:02:10,000 [traveler] Are we gonna be put in jail? 46 00:02:10,167 --> 00:02:11,400 [officer] We have to do what we have to do. 47 00:02:22,367 --> 00:02:23,667 Would you like to take a picture? 48 00:02:23,834 --> 00:02:25,000 -I do. -[laughing] 49 00:02:25,167 --> 00:02:26,367 One, two, there you go. 50 00:02:26,534 --> 00:02:27,767 -Thank you. -Thank you. 51 00:02:27,934 --> 00:02:31,767 The seasonal residents, known as winter Texans, 52 00:02:31,934 --> 00:02:35,467 drive local economies on both sides of the border. 53 00:02:35,634 --> 00:02:39,868 Tourist Day, Tourist Day, in Progreso! 54 00:02:40,033 --> 00:02:41,567 And Tourist Day is a way of 55 00:02:41,734 --> 00:02:43,000 thanking them for their loyalty. 56 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,067 [mariachi band plays] 57 00:02:47,234 --> 00:02:49,400 [speaking in Spanish] 58 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,868 [mariachi band sings in Spanish] 59 00:03:00,100 --> 00:03:03,567 The abrazo ceremony, meaning "hug" or "embrace" 60 00:03:03,734 --> 00:03:06,667 in Spanish, officially marks the start of 61 00:03:06,834 --> 00:03:08,467 the day's festivities. 62 00:03:08,634 --> 00:03:10,501 [Garza] The American side's gonna walk over to the middle of 63 00:03:10,667 --> 00:03:13,567 the bridge as a gesture of 64 00:03:13,734 --> 00:03:15,868 working together with the Mexican side. 65 00:03:16,868 --> 00:03:19,767 Which then continues over in the Mexican border town 66 00:03:19,934 --> 00:03:21,267 of Nuevo Progreso. 67 00:03:22,501 --> 00:03:24,701 [speaking in Spanish] 68 00:03:32,501 --> 00:03:34,667 [clapping] 69 00:03:49,167 --> 00:03:51,200 [Moya] So, the majority of the crowd is going to follow the music 70 00:03:51,367 --> 00:03:53,267 straight into Mexico, where the celebration 71 00:03:53,434 --> 00:03:56,300 continues, and there will be a lot of street vendors. 72 00:03:56,467 --> 00:03:59,067 There will be some free drinks, some free shots, 73 00:03:59,234 --> 00:04:01,367 and that's one of our biggest challenges on this side, 74 00:04:01,534 --> 00:04:04,901 you know, so, hopefully, we don't deal with too many people 75 00:04:05,067 --> 00:04:06,667 displaying their liquid courage. 76 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,567 We're OK to release southbound traffic. 77 00:04:09,734 --> 00:04:10,934 [officer over radio] 10-4. 78 00:04:13,367 --> 00:04:15,601 But while the event attracts thousands of 79 00:04:15,767 --> 00:04:17,100 legitimate visitors... 80 00:04:17,267 --> 00:04:21,367 Free margarita, the $2 bags, and the $15 pedicures. 81 00:04:23,868 --> 00:04:24,968 Documents ready, please? 82 00:04:25,133 --> 00:04:26,200 -Have a good day. -All right, you too, man. 83 00:04:26,367 --> 00:04:28,200 Thank you. Sir! [indistinct]. 84 00:04:28,367 --> 00:04:31,868 Officers at the bridge must remain vigilant for traffickers 85 00:04:32,033 --> 00:04:34,100 looking to exploit the busy conditions. 86 00:04:37,467 --> 00:04:38,767 Where's the medication? 87 00:04:44,868 --> 00:04:45,868 That's all you're bringing? 88 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,000 What are they for? 89 00:04:49,067 --> 00:04:50,767 What's it for? 90 00:04:50,934 --> 00:04:52,100 Pain? You have a prescription? 91 00:04:53,901 --> 00:04:55,467 You have it? 92 00:04:55,634 --> 00:04:56,767 Not with me. 93 00:05:00,367 --> 00:05:03,067 The man has declared one packet of gabapentin 94 00:05:03,234 --> 00:05:05,167 and one bottle of tramadol, 95 00:05:05,334 --> 00:05:07,200 both prescription medications. 96 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:09,501 Anything else in your pockets there? 97 00:05:14,567 --> 00:05:16,667 -Just follow me, sir. -All right. 98 00:05:16,834 --> 00:05:19,667 Despite being within the permitted quantities, 99 00:05:19,834 --> 00:05:23,501 the traveler's nervous behavior prompts Officer Ortega 100 00:05:23,667 --> 00:05:25,367 to refer him to secondary. 101 00:05:42,868 --> 00:05:43,868 [indistinct radio chatter] 102 00:05:55,467 --> 00:05:56,467 Sorry about that. 103 00:05:56,634 --> 00:05:57,868 You know, he's bringing medication. 104 00:05:58,033 --> 00:05:59,501 He's telling me he has a prescription. 105 00:05:59,667 --> 00:06:01,400 Doesn't have it on him. 106 00:06:01,567 --> 00:06:03,501 The way he's dressed, his pants were baggy. 107 00:06:03,667 --> 00:06:05,167 You know, so I want to make sure that there's nothing 108 00:06:05,334 --> 00:06:06,901 hidden in there that we can't see. 109 00:06:07,067 --> 00:06:08,100 You have anything else in your pocket? 110 00:06:08,267 --> 00:06:09,400 You can put it over here. 111 00:06:12,901 --> 00:06:14,334 Yeah. 112 00:06:15,467 --> 00:06:17,467 Are you declaring the only tramadol that you have on you right now? 113 00:06:19,100 --> 00:06:20,167 Nothing else in your pockets? 114 00:06:20,334 --> 00:06:21,767 Did you say nothing else on you? 115 00:06:23,868 --> 00:06:25,300 All right, sir, we're gonna stand up real quick, real quick. 116 00:06:25,467 --> 00:06:26,567 We're gonna go in here real fast. 117 00:06:26,734 --> 00:06:27,901 We're gonna do a pat-down on you. 118 00:06:32,767 --> 00:06:34,501 [indistinct] 119 00:06:38,267 --> 00:06:40,467 With an average age of 74... 120 00:06:40,634 --> 00:06:42,000 Hello. 121 00:06:42,167 --> 00:06:44,267 ...winter Texans typically range anywhere 122 00:06:44,434 --> 00:06:47,300 from 55 to 90 years old. 123 00:06:47,467 --> 00:06:48,901 I'm gonna take your photo real quick. 124 00:06:49,067 --> 00:06:50,267 OK. 125 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,467 -Did I break your camera? -No, you can take a seat, sir. 126 00:06:54,767 --> 00:06:55,868 Remember, these are Winter Texans. 127 00:06:56,033 --> 00:06:57,367 They're older folks. 128 00:06:57,534 --> 00:06:58,601 Some of them will come back early, 129 00:06:58,601 --> 00:07:00,167 some of them will come back a little bit later. 130 00:07:00,334 --> 00:07:04,000 Our main goal is for everybody to have a good time, be safe. 131 00:07:04,167 --> 00:07:05,200 You know, again, it's their day. 132 00:07:11,067 --> 00:07:12,501 [metallic crunch] 133 00:07:14,601 --> 00:07:18,567 It's just past 11 o'clock, but the first party-goers 134 00:07:18,734 --> 00:07:20,667 are already heading back into the US. 135 00:07:21,901 --> 00:07:23,667 There's a car hitting other cars. 136 00:07:23,834 --> 00:07:27,267 And it seems one man may have had one drink too many. 137 00:07:28,601 --> 00:07:30,167 [speaking in Spanish] 138 00:07:31,567 --> 00:07:32,968 -Hold on, hold on, hold on! -[heavy thud] 139 00:07:33,133 --> 00:07:34,200 Whoo! 140 00:07:34,367 --> 00:07:36,567 [officer over radio] 7-30 with two vehicles. 141 00:07:36,734 --> 00:07:39,267 [Perez] I think they got a drunk guy up there hitting other cars. 142 00:07:41,067 --> 00:07:42,701 11:20. 143 00:07:42,868 --> 00:07:44,868 Pretty early to be drunk. 144 00:07:45,033 --> 00:07:46,400 I don't know what he's doing over there. 145 00:07:46,567 --> 00:07:47,868 [heavy thud] 146 00:07:48,033 --> 00:07:50,100 Oh my god. Did he hit someone else? 147 00:07:52,567 --> 00:07:53,567 He's drunk? 148 00:07:55,100 --> 00:07:56,267 Based off of what we saw, 149 00:07:56,434 --> 00:07:57,868 an older gentleman hit three cars. 150 00:07:58,033 --> 00:08:00,100 He hit this car right here, that pickup truck, 151 00:08:00,267 --> 00:08:01,734 and then that other sedan. 152 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:05,167 He hit you? 153 00:08:05,334 --> 00:08:06,968 [speaking in Spanish] 154 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,100 If found to be under the influence, the driver risks 155 00:08:21,267 --> 00:08:23,801 being charged with DUI and having 156 00:08:23,968 --> 00:08:25,267 his license suspended. 157 00:08:29,667 --> 00:08:31,000 -Hey, come on. -How you doing? 158 00:08:31,167 --> 00:08:33,501 Your medicine should always be on top, meaning that way 159 00:08:33,667 --> 00:08:34,901 it's faster access for us. 160 00:08:36,100 --> 00:08:37,467 Back in the pat-down room, 161 00:08:38,501 --> 00:08:41,267 officers are searching a nervous traveler to check 162 00:08:41,434 --> 00:08:44,267 that he isn't concealing any other pills on his body. 163 00:08:47,601 --> 00:08:49,667 Trafficking networks frequently use 164 00:08:49,834 --> 00:08:52,300 everyday travelers to move small quantities 165 00:08:52,467 --> 00:08:54,467 of narcotics or pills. 166 00:08:56,901 --> 00:09:00,367 Partially declaring medication is sometimes used as 167 00:09:00,534 --> 00:09:02,467 a diversion to reduce suspicion. 168 00:09:04,501 --> 00:09:06,467 If more drugs are found concealed 169 00:09:06,634 --> 00:09:08,167 on the traveler's body, 170 00:09:08,334 --> 00:09:10,801 he could face federal smuggling charges 171 00:09:10,968 --> 00:09:12,567 and serious penalties. 172 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,868 The search is clear. 173 00:09:21,033 --> 00:09:22,868 All right, sir, come on, put on your shoes. 174 00:09:23,033 --> 00:09:24,868 But officers' attention turns 175 00:09:25,033 --> 00:09:27,567 to the pills the man claims are tramadol. 176 00:09:38,367 --> 00:09:40,267 Concerned he could be smuggling 177 00:09:40,434 --> 00:09:42,300 a far more dangerous substance... 178 00:09:42,467 --> 00:09:44,000 [Rodriguez] Coming from Mexico, what we're seeing 179 00:09:44,167 --> 00:09:46,667 is small, pink undisclosed pills 180 00:09:46,834 --> 00:09:49,300 and different medication bottles for US prescriptions. 181 00:09:49,467 --> 00:09:51,767 When we test those, those have come out positive for fentanyl. 182 00:10:01,100 --> 00:10:02,767 2 [speaking in Spanish] 183 00:10:08,567 --> 00:10:12,100 Across the border in Nuevo Progreso, the Tourist Day 184 00:10:12,267 --> 00:10:13,767 festivities are well underway. 185 00:10:16,167 --> 00:10:18,868 -We love Progreso, mwah! -We love Progreso! 186 00:10:20,167 --> 00:10:21,667 And back at the bridge, 187 00:10:21,834 --> 00:10:23,868 the events are keeping officers busy. 188 00:10:25,367 --> 00:10:26,868 [Garza] Getting a little crazy over here, man. 189 00:10:27,033 --> 00:10:28,701 The alcohol is starting to kick in. 190 00:10:28,868 --> 00:10:31,367 Everybody wants to pop, lock, and drop it right now. 191 00:10:31,534 --> 00:10:34,167 -Over here! -Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! 192 00:10:34,334 --> 00:10:38,100 Hey, Winter Texan Day appreciation! 193 00:10:38,267 --> 00:10:40,467 We're moving along really good, and no fighting. 194 00:10:45,267 --> 00:10:46,267 [indistinct] 195 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,667 While local PD deals with 196 00:10:49,834 --> 00:10:51,567 a marital dispute in the parking lot... 197 00:10:54,701 --> 00:10:55,801 [indistinct] 198 00:10:58,100 --> 00:11:00,767 ...Officer Trevino is patrolling mid-bridge. 199 00:11:02,501 --> 00:11:04,501 We have a lot of people today, and today we're just trying to 200 00:11:04,667 --> 00:11:07,501 keep everybody -- like, prevent the fights. 201 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:08,868 People drink a lot. 202 00:11:08,868 --> 00:11:11,567 They start bumping into people, and then that's where 203 00:11:11,734 --> 00:11:12,767 the fights start happening. 204 00:11:12,934 --> 00:11:15,567 [speaking in Spanish] 205 00:11:17,167 --> 00:11:18,400 She grabbed me, and that one right there 206 00:11:18,567 --> 00:11:21,367 in the [indistinct] -- she grabbed me and, yeah, look. 207 00:11:21,534 --> 00:11:22,801 That right there. 208 00:11:22,801 --> 00:11:25,100 Two women have clashed on their way back into the US. 209 00:11:26,901 --> 00:11:29,367 She's saying that I taunted her, whatever. 210 00:11:29,534 --> 00:11:32,467 She assaulted me. She assaulted me. 211 00:11:32,634 --> 00:11:35,868 Look, she assaulted me. That lady, yeah. 212 00:11:36,033 --> 00:11:37,267 [indistinct chatter] 213 00:11:37,434 --> 00:11:40,367 [Trevino] OK, guys, small group going into peds. 214 00:11:40,534 --> 00:11:41,567 -10-4. -We'll just be ready for them. 215 00:11:41,734 --> 00:11:42,834 It's not too many. 216 00:11:44,367 --> 00:11:46,667 As officers prepare to intercept the women at 217 00:11:46,834 --> 00:11:50,267 the pedestrian gates, outside in vehicle primary... 218 00:11:53,868 --> 00:11:55,267 I didn't see it. I didn't see it. 219 00:11:55,434 --> 00:11:57,567 They just said, "Oh, it's OK," and they left. 220 00:11:57,734 --> 00:12:00,267 ...local PD is still deciding whether to charge 221 00:12:00,434 --> 00:12:02,167 an older driver with DUI. 222 00:12:03,467 --> 00:12:05,767 It's nice that we have the constables here today backing us up. 223 00:12:05,934 --> 00:12:08,267 They're here to enforce all those laws, so they're able to 224 00:12:08,434 --> 00:12:11,267 do their job here and nip it before it gets out of hand 225 00:12:11,434 --> 00:12:12,367 further down the road. 226 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,000 [speaking in Spanish] 227 00:12:55,767 --> 00:12:58,501 He's real disoriented. He's real disoriented. 228 00:12:58,667 --> 00:13:00,467 I mean, he shouldn't be behind the wheel. 229 00:13:00,634 --> 00:13:02,467 So I'm gonna take his keys. 230 00:13:02,634 --> 00:13:05,868 The more officers speak with the veteran, the clearer it 231 00:13:06,033 --> 00:13:09,667 becomes that this doesn't appear to be intoxication. 232 00:13:09,834 --> 00:13:11,100 I got you. I got you. 233 00:13:11,267 --> 00:13:12,467 [indistinct] 234 00:13:12,634 --> 00:13:14,501 Go ahead and have a seat. Have a seat. Have a seat. 235 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,367 From what I see, he's very disoriented. 236 00:13:18,534 --> 00:13:20,300 At times, he didn't know where he was. 237 00:13:20,467 --> 00:13:22,467 He was all over. 238 00:13:22,634 --> 00:13:25,868 He says he's fine, but we visibly can see that 239 00:13:26,033 --> 00:13:27,300 something is not right. 240 00:13:34,767 --> 00:13:38,100 Having been given the all clear by medics and satisfied 241 00:13:38,267 --> 00:13:42,667 the veteran isn't intoxicated, he won't be facing DUI charges. 242 00:13:53,567 --> 00:13:57,000 But after causing multiple fender benders at mid-bridge, 243 00:13:57,167 --> 00:13:59,467 he won't be driving himself home. 244 00:13:59,634 --> 00:14:03,000 [Peralez] We didn't feel safe letting him drive home the way he was. 245 00:14:03,167 --> 00:14:06,167 So he's going home safely with his family member. 246 00:14:08,167 --> 00:14:11,000 This is our first call for medical. 247 00:14:11,167 --> 00:14:13,901 It is early. It's just gonna get worse. 248 00:14:15,367 --> 00:14:19,000 While EMTs prepare for medical calls to ramp up... 249 00:14:19,167 --> 00:14:20,667 [indistinct chatter] 250 00:14:22,801 --> 00:14:25,467 ...inside the pat-down room, 251 00:14:25,634 --> 00:14:28,367 concern is growing that a man may be trying to smuggle 252 00:14:28,534 --> 00:14:30,868 fentanyl disguised as pain medication. 253 00:14:32,767 --> 00:14:34,968 So we had an individual that presented two 254 00:14:35,133 --> 00:14:36,501 different medications. 255 00:14:36,667 --> 00:14:38,467 One was supposed to be tramadol, and tramadol comes in 256 00:14:38,634 --> 00:14:39,801 a variety of pill colors. 257 00:14:39,968 --> 00:14:42,601 I've seen white and blue, yellow and blue, 258 00:14:42,767 --> 00:14:45,267 small white pills, but the officer hadn't seen 259 00:14:45,434 --> 00:14:47,200 those pink tramadol pills before. 260 00:14:47,367 --> 00:14:49,667 So right now what we're seeing is different colored pills 261 00:14:49,834 --> 00:14:52,000 being smuggled, laced with fentanyl. 262 00:14:53,367 --> 00:14:57,000 Fifty times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger 263 00:14:57,167 --> 00:15:01,000 than morphine, a lethal dose of fentanyl can be as small as 264 00:15:01,167 --> 00:15:02,400 a few grains of salt. 265 00:15:19,701 --> 00:15:23,267 Its extreme potency means only tiny amounts of fentanyl 266 00:15:23,434 --> 00:15:25,267 can produce thousands of pills, 267 00:15:27,067 --> 00:15:29,701 cutting costs and driving massive profits 268 00:15:29,868 --> 00:15:31,267 for drug trafficking networks. 269 00:15:35,667 --> 00:15:37,868 One last option we have is to go ahead and test that 270 00:15:38,033 --> 00:15:40,567 medication, make sure it is what's on the bottle 271 00:15:40,734 --> 00:15:42,367 and not something else. 272 00:15:42,534 --> 00:15:45,868 The man insists what he has is tramadol. 273 00:15:46,033 --> 00:15:48,968 But if tests confirm fentanyl, he could face 274 00:15:49,133 --> 00:15:52,767 federal smuggling charges and a lengthy prison sentence. 275 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:59,868 In 2025, the DEA seized more than 47 million 276 00:16:00,100 --> 00:16:01,767 fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills. 277 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,701 After testing the pills, they came out as tramadol. 278 00:16:26,667 --> 00:16:29,200 Reassured that his pills are legitimate, 279 00:16:29,367 --> 00:16:31,868 the man is free to go home. 280 00:16:32,033 --> 00:16:33,000 Thank you. 281 00:16:36,767 --> 00:16:39,567 Meanwhile, at pedestrian primary... 282 00:16:39,734 --> 00:16:40,667 She assaulted me! 283 00:16:44,267 --> 00:16:47,267 ...officers are dealing with a dispute between two women. 284 00:16:49,100 --> 00:16:51,000 There was a group of females. 285 00:16:51,167 --> 00:16:53,167 They had gotten into an altercation. 286 00:16:53,334 --> 00:16:56,400 One of our biggest concerns is the fact that they do serve 287 00:16:56,567 --> 00:16:57,968 free alcohol all day long. 288 00:16:58,133 --> 00:17:00,601 A lot of our parties are coming back intoxicated. 289 00:17:00,767 --> 00:17:02,300 Knowing that both of the parties want to 290 00:17:02,467 --> 00:17:03,868 press charges on each other, 291 00:17:04,033 --> 00:17:07,400 I brought one of the Progreso police officers in with me. 292 00:17:16,067 --> 00:17:18,000 The alleged assault took place 293 00:17:18,167 --> 00:17:19,901 on the Mexican side of the border, 294 00:17:20,067 --> 00:17:21,501 meaning any charges 295 00:17:21,667 --> 00:17:23,901 would need to be pressed with Mexican authorities. 296 00:17:30,100 --> 00:17:31,868 [officer] It's completely understandable, however... 297 00:17:33,501 --> 00:17:35,167 I do understand the concept that 298 00:17:35,334 --> 00:17:37,701 if it happened in another country, you would have to file 299 00:17:37,868 --> 00:17:39,400 with their law enforcement division. 300 00:17:39,567 --> 00:17:40,868 So if it happened over there, 301 00:17:41,033 --> 00:17:42,100 you've got to report it to them. 302 00:17:42,267 --> 00:17:43,200 There's customs. 303 00:17:44,601 --> 00:17:45,767 Exactly. 304 00:17:48,167 --> 00:17:49,767 That's up to you, ma'am. 305 00:17:49,934 --> 00:17:52,801 As officers take statements from both parties... 306 00:17:52,968 --> 00:17:55,767 I think that's [bleep] that they come -- 307 00:17:55,934 --> 00:17:57,367 Ma'am, if you want to go and step over there. 308 00:17:57,534 --> 00:17:58,934 Yeah, I know. 309 00:17:58,934 --> 00:18:01,801 ...one of the women becomes increasingly confrontational. 310 00:18:01,968 --> 00:18:03,667 It's in your best interest to just sit down. 311 00:18:03,834 --> 00:18:05,801 Oh, really? I was assaulted over there. 312 00:18:05,968 --> 00:18:06,868 Sit down. Sit down. 313 00:18:07,033 --> 00:18:08,667 We're gonna get you in a little bit. 314 00:18:08,834 --> 00:18:11,000 Yeah, I was assaulted over there. 315 00:18:11,167 --> 00:18:12,467 Why are you holding me? Why? 316 00:18:13,667 --> 00:18:14,667 Why? 317 00:18:16,501 --> 00:18:18,767 Why? She assaulted me. 318 00:18:18,934 --> 00:18:20,367 And it's OK with all you guys? 319 00:18:20,534 --> 00:18:23,868 [bleep]! 320 00:18:24,033 --> 00:18:25,868 Yeah, call your cousin David, the cop. 321 00:18:26,033 --> 00:18:28,100 -Call him, call him. -What are you doing? 322 00:18:28,267 --> 00:18:30,501 -Take me. Take me. -There's nobody else? 323 00:18:30,667 --> 00:18:32,601 -Yeah, they assaulted me over there. -There's more inside. 324 00:18:32,767 --> 00:18:35,067 And you know what? They're not getting arrested. 325 00:18:35,234 --> 00:18:38,467 I am getting arrested. I'm getting arrested! 326 00:18:38,634 --> 00:18:42,167 So in speaking to both parties, it was determined that 327 00:18:42,334 --> 00:18:44,100 there was indeed an assault that took place. 328 00:18:44,267 --> 00:18:47,601 However, one of the parties, she is highly intoxicated. 329 00:18:47,767 --> 00:18:49,267 She is being disruptive. 330 00:18:49,434 --> 00:18:52,367 She's being vulgar and ultimately disrupting 331 00:18:52,534 --> 00:18:54,868 the other inspections taking place at the time. 332 00:19:03,367 --> 00:19:07,167 The Progreso police officer is going to move forward with 333 00:19:07,334 --> 00:19:08,667 an arrest or public intoxication. 334 00:19:14,767 --> 00:19:18,067 The woman is transported to the local jail, where she faces 335 00:19:18,234 --> 00:19:20,367 public intoxication charges, 336 00:19:20,534 --> 00:19:23,267 punishable with a fine up to $500. 337 00:19:29,167 --> 00:19:31,801 -Tourist Day! Thank you very much. -Hey! 338 00:19:31,968 --> 00:19:33,400 Peace out. 339 00:19:33,567 --> 00:19:36,367 [Garza] We got a lot more people coming in from Mexico, 340 00:19:36,534 --> 00:19:39,067 and I'm sure we're gonna be getting waves of people 341 00:19:39,234 --> 00:19:42,868 who are in a very good, happy mood. 342 00:19:43,033 --> 00:19:44,467 Alcohol is in the air. 343 00:19:51,901 --> 00:19:53,467 2 [indistinct chatter] 344 00:19:55,267 --> 00:19:57,367 Nuevo Progreso! Whoo-hoo! 345 00:20:07,367 --> 00:20:09,067 It's three o'clock. 346 00:20:09,234 --> 00:20:11,000 Take it easy on my cone. 347 00:20:11,167 --> 00:20:12,400 And as revelers continue to 348 00:20:12,567 --> 00:20:14,100 make their way home from Mexico... 349 00:20:18,167 --> 00:20:21,267 ...the full impact of the Tourist Day celebrations 350 00:20:21,434 --> 00:20:23,100 are being felt at the bridge. 351 00:20:24,901 --> 00:20:27,367 Is that what, like, number three today? 352 00:20:27,534 --> 00:20:29,367 Today is pretty much like if you get Friday, 353 00:20:29,534 --> 00:20:31,667 Saturday, Sunday on a typical weekend and just cram it all 354 00:20:31,834 --> 00:20:33,701 into one day. That's what today is. 355 00:20:36,167 --> 00:20:38,367 -Photobomb! -That's right. 356 00:20:39,868 --> 00:20:42,067 You know, everything that can pretty much come, that has come 357 00:20:42,234 --> 00:20:43,400 in through here, it's coming through here today, 358 00:20:47,367 --> 00:20:50,000 while the streets of Nuevo Progreso have been full 359 00:20:50,167 --> 00:20:52,100 of carnival stalls and party-goers... 360 00:20:57,267 --> 00:20:58,367 What do you have, ma'am? 361 00:21:03,367 --> 00:21:06,801 ...more than 100 pharmacies selling cheap medication 362 00:21:06,968 --> 00:21:09,300 have remained open for business. 363 00:21:09,467 --> 00:21:11,100 [Perez] Today is a Tourist Day. 364 00:21:11,267 --> 00:21:14,367 People are coming in all day, and a lot of people try to get 365 00:21:14,534 --> 00:21:15,467 by with some of the medication 366 00:21:15,634 --> 00:21:16,901 that they're not supposed to have. 367 00:21:17,067 --> 00:21:18,467 And they think because we're in a hurry, 368 00:21:18,634 --> 00:21:20,167 they might get through. 369 00:21:22,667 --> 00:21:23,901 Whose are these? 370 00:21:25,767 --> 00:21:26,901 Why didn't you declare them? 371 00:21:29,367 --> 00:21:30,868 You said medication. 372 00:21:31,033 --> 00:21:32,234 Yeah, but you didn't tell me Xanax. 373 00:21:33,467 --> 00:21:37,367 Xanax is a controlled substance, meaning travelers 374 00:21:37,534 --> 00:21:40,501 must declare it at the border and are limited to bringing 375 00:21:40,667 --> 00:21:42,901 no more than 50 pills every 30 days. 376 00:21:44,167 --> 00:21:45,267 And you have more in the other bag? 377 00:21:45,434 --> 00:21:46,467 Because you said there was another bag, no? 378 00:21:51,501 --> 00:21:55,000 A search of the travelers' bags reveals it's not just 379 00:21:55,167 --> 00:21:57,167 Xanax she is bringing in. 380 00:21:57,334 --> 00:22:00,667 I have tramadol, I have Acxion, I have Xanax. 381 00:22:00,834 --> 00:22:03,901 Since you failed to declare that, just follow me. 382 00:22:06,367 --> 00:22:08,667 Failure to declare a controlled substance is 383 00:22:08,834 --> 00:22:11,467 a criminal offense, meaning she could face 384 00:22:11,634 --> 00:22:13,400 seizure of the medication, 385 00:22:13,567 --> 00:22:15,801 fines, or even criminal charges. 386 00:22:24,767 --> 00:22:26,033 OK. 387 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,667 With the secondary inspection rooms at full capacity, 388 00:22:31,834 --> 00:22:35,167 the woman is handed over to Officer Perez, who will conduct 389 00:22:35,334 --> 00:22:36,868 a further inspection outside. 390 00:22:56,367 --> 00:22:58,667 While the woman's fate is determined outside, 391 00:23:00,067 --> 00:23:02,267 lines continue to build inside. 392 00:23:03,667 --> 00:23:05,000 -Are you a citizen, sir? -Yes, sir. 393 00:23:05,167 --> 00:23:07,200 -What's your name? Stand on the yellow. -[indistinct] 394 00:23:07,367 --> 00:23:10,167 ...and officers are on the lookout for criminals that 395 00:23:10,334 --> 00:23:13,901 use the Tourist Day crowds as cover to slip back into 396 00:23:14,067 --> 00:23:15,000 the United States. 397 00:23:19,767 --> 00:23:21,267 Can you remove your glasses and put them here? 398 00:23:21,434 --> 00:23:23,501 Your glasses and jewelry as well. 399 00:23:23,667 --> 00:23:25,701 -[machine beeps] -Stand by. 400 00:23:25,868 --> 00:23:29,667 This afternoon, one traveler has caught officers' attention. 401 00:23:31,567 --> 00:23:34,100 So we have this woman who was just sent in for enforcement. 402 00:23:34,267 --> 00:23:36,167 She got sent in because her story was a little... 403 00:23:37,601 --> 00:23:38,767 suspicious. 404 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:44,467 You want to try some of this? 405 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,267 She wasn't able to specify why she went to Mexico. 406 00:23:49,434 --> 00:23:50,634 There was no real story. 407 00:23:50,801 --> 00:23:52,367 She claims she doesn't remember what she did over there. 408 00:23:52,534 --> 00:23:54,100 But they always have a reason for going and coming, 409 00:23:54,267 --> 00:23:55,501 or at least they can articulate it. 410 00:23:59,100 --> 00:24:01,400 So two female officers are about to do a pat down, 411 00:24:02,667 --> 00:24:04,200 make sure that she doesn't have anything on her body 412 00:24:04,367 --> 00:24:06,100 she's not supposed to. 413 00:24:08,567 --> 00:24:11,000 Here in a minute, we're gonna find out exactly what she was doing in Mexico. 414 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,467 OK. -Mm-hmm. 415 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:21,033 You can put your shoes back on. 416 00:24:23,367 --> 00:24:25,901 The pat down reveals nothing of concern. 417 00:24:26,067 --> 00:24:27,667 Over there. 418 00:24:27,834 --> 00:24:31,601 But a background check suggests she may be concealing 419 00:24:31,767 --> 00:24:33,601 something else from officers. 420 00:24:33,767 --> 00:24:36,567 Are you aware that you do have a warrant for your arrest? 421 00:24:37,767 --> 00:24:38,701 No? 422 00:24:38,868 --> 00:24:41,000 OK. Do you have any unpaid tickets? 423 00:24:41,167 --> 00:24:43,267 A court date that you didn't show up to? 424 00:24:45,100 --> 00:24:47,167 Anything that you might have gotten in trouble for? 425 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:52,667 I'm gonna put your stuff in here, OK? 426 00:24:55,767 --> 00:24:56,934 OK. 427 00:24:58,567 --> 00:25:02,467 You're gonna be detained until we get confirmation from 428 00:25:02,634 --> 00:25:03,801 whoever has the warrant for you. 429 00:25:03,968 --> 00:25:05,300 So we've gotta wait. 430 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:10,667 -OK. -Thank you. 431 00:25:10,834 --> 00:25:14,067 Outstanding warrants can be issued for offenses ranging 432 00:25:14,234 --> 00:25:18,100 from minor violations to serious felonies. 433 00:25:18,267 --> 00:25:20,000 Usually when people come in, they start asking about 434 00:25:20,167 --> 00:25:21,334 legal counsel. 435 00:25:21,501 --> 00:25:23,267 It's people who have either been arrested before or 436 00:25:23,434 --> 00:25:24,601 they know they have something pending. 437 00:25:24,767 --> 00:25:27,167 So it's gonna be interesting to find out whether 438 00:25:27,334 --> 00:25:29,000 she actually does know what's going on. 439 00:25:31,467 --> 00:25:33,167 Either way, we're about to find out exactly what 440 00:25:33,334 --> 00:25:34,267 the warrant is for. 441 00:25:36,167 --> 00:25:37,167 [officer speaking over radio] 442 00:25:42,100 --> 00:25:43,367 What do you got? 443 00:25:43,534 --> 00:25:45,467 [officer over radio speaking] 444 00:25:48,167 --> 00:25:49,501 10-4. 445 00:25:51,968 --> 00:25:53,167 We just got a call over the radio. 446 00:25:53,334 --> 00:25:55,100 There's an ambulance coming over with a patient. 447 00:25:55,267 --> 00:25:57,000 A gentleman passed out over there. 448 00:25:57,167 --> 00:25:58,567 He's a US citizen, so we've got 449 00:25:58,734 --> 00:25:59,934 to get him checked out over here. 450 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,767 Mexican paramedics have picked up a 74-year-old man 451 00:26:04,934 --> 00:26:07,100 who collapsed while over on the Mexican side 452 00:26:07,267 --> 00:26:08,367 in Nuevo Progreso. 453 00:26:16,267 --> 00:26:19,100 While the medical team checks over the patient, 454 00:26:19,267 --> 00:26:22,367 Officer Peralez checks in with his wife and brother, 455 00:26:22,534 --> 00:26:24,000 who have traveled with him in the ambulance. 456 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:32,200 [Peralez] One drink? 457 00:26:32,367 --> 00:26:33,734 OK, I'm gonna get you some water. 458 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,300 -Have you consumed alcohol? -[brother speaking] 459 00:26:38,467 --> 00:26:40,467 You have? OK. 460 00:26:40,634 --> 00:26:42,701 It's all three of them. They're all intoxicated. 461 00:26:42,868 --> 00:26:44,467 They had a little bit too much to drink. 462 00:26:44,634 --> 00:26:46,567 Heat, all that comes into play. 463 00:26:46,734 --> 00:26:48,501 They've been over there since 9 in the morning. 464 00:26:48,667 --> 00:26:50,501 So it's been a while, that they've been over there. 465 00:26:52,868 --> 00:26:54,367 -Yeah. -Are you doing good? 466 00:26:55,968 --> 00:26:57,767 Yeah. Have some fun back there? 467 00:26:58,901 --> 00:26:59,901 You have some fun over there? 468 00:27:02,267 --> 00:27:03,801 Too much fun. Can you walk? 469 00:27:06,167 --> 00:27:08,868 You hope so? OK, do you think you can walk if we help you up? 470 00:27:11,267 --> 00:27:12,868 OK, so just give me a second. 471 00:27:14,667 --> 00:27:17,767 With the patient now stabilized by EMT, 472 00:27:17,934 --> 00:27:20,601 the question turns to how the trio is getting home. 473 00:27:21,667 --> 00:27:23,367 -Who's driving? -[brother speaking] 474 00:27:23,534 --> 00:27:24,868 Who's driving home? 475 00:27:25,033 --> 00:27:27,634 You are. That might be a little problem. 476 00:27:30,100 --> 00:27:32,100 You are intoxicated. 477 00:27:32,267 --> 00:27:34,467 So it's just a little concern. 478 00:27:34,634 --> 00:27:36,767 So if you can get someone to come pick you guys up, 479 00:27:36,934 --> 00:27:38,801 that would be best. All right? 480 00:27:41,267 --> 00:27:42,968 -They cannot leave. -OK. 481 00:27:43,133 --> 00:27:44,501 They cannot drive off. 482 00:27:44,667 --> 00:27:47,567 As the intoxicated trio tries to find a ride home, 483 00:27:49,467 --> 00:27:51,167 in the passport control lobby... 484 00:27:55,968 --> 00:27:57,300 She hyperventilating? 485 00:27:58,567 --> 00:28:01,801 ...officers are dealing with an Australian citizen who has 486 00:28:01,968 --> 00:28:04,100 failed to produce the correct entry documents 487 00:28:04,267 --> 00:28:05,868 on a return from Mexico. 488 00:28:09,501 --> 00:28:11,767 And is now having a panic attack. 489 00:28:26,367 --> 00:28:28,667 We have a traveler who showed up today. 490 00:28:28,834 --> 00:28:31,100 She's coming back from Mexico, but she doesn't have her proper 491 00:28:31,267 --> 00:28:33,067 entry documents, which is a legal thing. 492 00:28:33,234 --> 00:28:34,901 You need those to come into the country. 493 00:28:35,067 --> 00:28:36,000 She's not a US citizen, 494 00:28:36,167 --> 00:28:38,000 so for her, she needs a passport from 495 00:28:38,167 --> 00:28:40,567 her country and then a visa from our country allowing 496 00:28:40,734 --> 00:28:41,701 her to come into the United States. 497 00:28:41,868 --> 00:28:44,000 Her visa is her ticket into the country. 498 00:28:44,167 --> 00:28:46,100 The Australian traveled to Mexico 499 00:28:46,267 --> 00:28:48,267 for the Tourist Day celebrations, 500 00:28:48,434 --> 00:28:51,868 hoping to blow off some steam after a tough few months. 501 00:28:52,033 --> 00:28:54,667 She claims she has a valid US visa, 502 00:28:54,834 --> 00:28:57,367 allowing her to reenter the country. 503 00:28:57,534 --> 00:28:58,968 But she doesn't have it with her. 504 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:11,300 OK. 505 00:29:39,601 --> 00:29:41,000 I left my whole life for him. 506 00:29:42,667 --> 00:29:45,467 So, so yeah. 507 00:29:45,634 --> 00:29:47,868 Sometimes if you don't have the proper documentation, 508 00:29:48,033 --> 00:29:51,567 the only thing that we can do is to actually deport you for 509 00:29:51,734 --> 00:29:53,067 you to go back to the country. 510 00:29:53,234 --> 00:29:56,100 I think she might have gotten a little bit caught up on 511 00:29:56,267 --> 00:29:58,701 the reality of that, and maybe that kind of 512 00:29:58,868 --> 00:30:00,200 pushed her anxiety over the edge, 513 00:30:00,367 --> 00:30:01,667 and now she's having a panic attack. 514 00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:03,567 But it's very important for you to have your documents when 515 00:30:03,734 --> 00:30:05,100 you come to the country. 516 00:30:05,267 --> 00:30:07,501 If her visa can't be verified, 517 00:30:07,667 --> 00:30:09,968 the Australian could be denied entry, 518 00:30:10,133 --> 00:30:11,767 leaving her stranded 519 00:30:11,934 --> 00:30:13,701 and facing a return to Australia. 520 00:30:30,367 --> 00:30:32,601 2 It's late afternoon and the Tourist Day 521 00:30:32,767 --> 00:30:34,767 celebrations in Nuevo Progreso 522 00:30:34,934 --> 00:30:36,901 are beginning to wind down. 523 00:30:37,067 --> 00:30:39,767 I had such a great time, I love it. 524 00:30:39,934 --> 00:30:42,167 Best day ever. We'll come back many times. 525 00:30:43,567 --> 00:30:44,601 Love you. 526 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,767 With thousands of visitors still to return, 527 00:30:48,934 --> 00:30:51,467 the pace shows no sign of letting up. 528 00:30:51,634 --> 00:30:53,067 Whoo! 529 00:30:54,367 --> 00:30:57,200 I'd like to think that this, the storm has blown over, 530 00:30:57,367 --> 00:30:59,667 the worst of it, but history has taught us that 531 00:30:59,834 --> 00:31:01,100 no, it's just gonna get a little bit worse. 532 00:31:03,100 --> 00:31:04,400 Outside in the parking lot... 533 00:31:06,367 --> 00:31:09,567 You're welcome. That's what we're here for. 534 00:31:09,734 --> 00:31:12,667 ...one group of party-goers who have all had too much to 535 00:31:12,834 --> 00:31:14,767 drink has found a ride home. 536 00:31:18,367 --> 00:31:19,968 Oh. Oh. 537 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:25,367 You're welcome. They owe you dinner. 538 00:31:29,567 --> 00:31:33,400 Meanwhile, Officer Perez is dealing with a woman attempting 539 00:31:33,567 --> 00:31:35,868 to carry excess pills across the border. 540 00:31:50,167 --> 00:31:52,100 As the traveler is let off with a warning, 541 00:31:56,267 --> 00:31:58,801 inside in the passport control lobby... 542 00:31:58,968 --> 00:32:00,434 Ma'am, you look a lot better. 543 00:32:01,467 --> 00:32:05,367 ...Officer Alvarado is processing an Australian citizen 544 00:32:05,534 --> 00:32:09,100 who claims she has a valid visa, but has no documents 545 00:32:09,267 --> 00:32:10,267 to prove it. 546 00:32:10,434 --> 00:32:12,100 I'm glad you've calmed down. 547 00:32:12,267 --> 00:32:14,300 -Thank you, sir. -You're welcome. 548 00:32:14,467 --> 00:32:15,801 We were able to give her something to calm 549 00:32:15,968 --> 00:32:17,968 herself down. It helped out immensely. 550 00:32:18,133 --> 00:32:19,801 Now that she's a little bit more calm, 551 00:32:19,968 --> 00:32:21,200 we're able to get some more information. 552 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:23,901 She did have her driver's license, which she was able to 553 00:32:24,067 --> 00:32:26,000 identify herself, and through that, we were able 554 00:32:26,167 --> 00:32:29,000 to find what kind of visa she had to be here legally. 555 00:32:29,167 --> 00:32:31,767 In her case, she has one where she's able to live here. 556 00:32:31,934 --> 00:32:35,601 Although officers have confirmed she has a valid visa, 557 00:32:35,767 --> 00:32:37,868 it's still not enough to gain entry. 558 00:32:38,033 --> 00:32:40,601 She needs that actual visa and that passport. 559 00:32:40,767 --> 00:32:42,701 She can't just come in with just a driver's license. 560 00:32:42,868 --> 00:32:45,567 So we're gonna go and see if there's any way we can come up 561 00:32:45,734 --> 00:32:46,767 with her proper entry documents. 562 00:32:48,467 --> 00:32:49,868 If you want to call your friend... 563 00:32:50,033 --> 00:32:51,067 Can I try calling her? 564 00:32:51,234 --> 00:32:53,667 -Try, try calling her. -Thank you, sir. 565 00:32:53,834 --> 00:32:55,567 You're welcome. Do you have her phone number? 566 00:32:55,734 --> 00:32:57,167 I do. She's my best friend. 567 00:32:58,467 --> 00:33:01,467 So right now we're waiting to see if her friend can go home, 568 00:33:01,634 --> 00:33:04,601 pick it up, bring that document back over here, so that way 569 00:33:04,767 --> 00:33:06,701 she can actually come into the United States legally. 570 00:33:06,868 --> 00:33:10,100 With her passport back home over an hour away, 571 00:33:10,267 --> 00:33:11,868 everything now depends on 572 00:33:12,033 --> 00:33:13,767 a friend getting it to the border. 573 00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:17,000 Ma'am, are you able to contact your friend? 574 00:33:17,167 --> 00:33:19,567 Yeah, she's on her way. She's got my passport. 575 00:33:19,734 --> 00:33:20,901 OK, good, good, good. 576 00:33:21,067 --> 00:33:22,267 OK, sounds good. Thank you. 577 00:33:23,667 --> 00:33:27,501 My friend got to pick it up at my new house, with my -- 578 00:33:27,667 --> 00:33:28,868 well, my girls are waiting for me, 579 00:33:29,801 --> 00:33:31,367 my dogs. 580 00:33:31,534 --> 00:33:35,567 And this was to be my last trip over the border 581 00:33:35,734 --> 00:33:37,100 because my visa expires. 582 00:33:37,267 --> 00:33:38,767 I can't go out of the country after that. 583 00:33:39,968 --> 00:33:41,567 So I didn't think there'd be a problem. 584 00:33:41,734 --> 00:33:44,467 And I came here and met friends and we had a great day. 585 00:33:44,634 --> 00:33:46,367 So I don't regret it. 586 00:33:46,534 --> 00:33:48,167 We're just waiting for the friend to show up with 587 00:33:48,334 --> 00:33:51,067 her document, and once she gets here, we'll just 588 00:33:51,234 --> 00:33:52,701 verify that it's not damaged 589 00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:55,567 or modified in any way, 590 00:33:55,734 --> 00:33:57,767 and as long as everything's in order, she'll be home soon. 591 00:34:08,267 --> 00:34:12,467 As her passport makes its way to the border, her return home 592 00:34:12,634 --> 00:34:13,767 is one step closer. 593 00:34:18,767 --> 00:34:22,267 Meanwhile, Officer Alvarado turns his attention back to 594 00:34:22,434 --> 00:34:24,868 the woman wanted on an outstanding warrant. 595 00:34:30,367 --> 00:34:31,367 Did you know you have anything pending? 596 00:34:32,467 --> 00:34:33,567 [indistinct] 597 00:34:37,067 --> 00:34:38,567 Is that news to you? 598 00:34:44,567 --> 00:34:45,667 You're a nurse, right? 599 00:34:52,167 --> 00:34:54,067 OK, we're about to find out. 600 00:34:54,234 --> 00:34:55,300 We're gonna fingerprint you, right? 601 00:34:56,901 --> 00:34:58,567 OK, so you want to stand up? 602 00:35:00,167 --> 00:35:01,267 So let me see your left hand. 603 00:35:02,167 --> 00:35:04,067 The nurse's fingerprints will be checked against 604 00:35:04,234 --> 00:35:06,868 a public database to ensure it's a match. 605 00:35:09,100 --> 00:35:10,467 OK, so let me see this thumb. 606 00:35:10,634 --> 00:35:15,667 In 2025, authorities arrested more than 11,700 people 607 00:35:15,834 --> 00:35:18,501 with outstanding warrants at US ports of entry. 608 00:35:20,801 --> 00:35:22,167 OK, have a seat for me, please. 609 00:35:25,901 --> 00:35:29,767 The system confirms the warrant is a match. 610 00:35:29,934 --> 00:35:32,367 Issued out of the Portland, Oregon Police Department 611 00:35:32,534 --> 00:35:34,100 for a hit-and-run. 612 00:35:34,267 --> 00:35:35,701 Do you remember anything about that, more or less? 613 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:46,968 At their most serious, 614 00:35:47,133 --> 00:35:49,567 hit-and-run charges are a Class B felony, 615 00:35:49,734 --> 00:35:52,367 carrying a 10-year prison sentence. 616 00:35:52,534 --> 00:35:54,300 The next step is we call Portland, and we let them know 617 00:35:54,467 --> 00:35:56,100 that you're here, that you're detained. 618 00:35:56,267 --> 00:35:59,000 And if they wish to pick you up, I'm gonna let you know. 619 00:35:59,167 --> 00:36:00,601 But for right now, I'm gonna have to place you back 620 00:36:00,767 --> 00:36:01,801 at the cell. OK? 621 00:36:01,968 --> 00:36:03,100 So follow me this way. 622 00:36:05,467 --> 00:36:07,167 The alleged incident happened 623 00:36:07,334 --> 00:36:09,100 in the nurse's hometown of Portland, 624 00:36:11,567 --> 00:36:14,834 more than 3,500 miles away. 625 00:36:17,300 --> 00:36:18,767 Hi, there sir, this is Progreso, Texas port of entry. 626 00:36:20,067 --> 00:36:23,267 Her fate now lies with authorities there, 627 00:36:23,434 --> 00:36:25,801 who will determine whether she will be taken into custody 628 00:36:25,968 --> 00:36:29,601 tonight before being extradited to Portland. 629 00:36:29,767 --> 00:36:30,767 OK. 630 00:36:30,934 --> 00:36:32,467 You got it. 631 00:36:32,634 --> 00:36:33,567 Yes, sir, thank you. 632 00:36:46,467 --> 00:36:49,000 2 Easy, Sergeant Pepper. Easy, boy. 633 00:36:49,167 --> 00:36:50,100 Easy, easy. 634 00:36:53,767 --> 00:36:56,267 As the sun sets in Progreso, 635 00:36:56,434 --> 00:36:58,767 most of the party-goers have made their way back. 636 00:36:59,801 --> 00:37:03,667 The Tourist Day here was definitely a success. 637 00:37:03,834 --> 00:37:06,667 I'm very happy that most of the people coming through here 638 00:37:06,834 --> 00:37:10,200 had a good time and they went on their way home safely. 639 00:37:12,100 --> 00:37:15,300 Between all the agencies that were working here together in 640 00:37:15,467 --> 00:37:19,267 collaboration, I feel like this year was a very good example of 641 00:37:19,434 --> 00:37:21,868 what we should be doing, which is working together 642 00:37:22,033 --> 00:37:24,501 with local authorities and the medical staff 643 00:37:24,667 --> 00:37:25,868 and fire department. 644 00:37:25,868 --> 00:37:27,868 Because when we work together, we cover all our bases. 645 00:37:29,567 --> 00:37:31,901 14 years I've been here, first few years that I was 646 00:37:32,067 --> 00:37:34,167 here, it was, it was... 647 00:37:34,334 --> 00:37:38,000 nothing like this year. This year was, it was perfect. 648 00:37:38,167 --> 00:37:39,067 I think it was perfect. 649 00:37:40,701 --> 00:37:43,367 I am tired. My feet are hurting me. 650 00:37:43,534 --> 00:37:46,701 I had to run a few times to get some medical emergencies, 651 00:37:46,868 --> 00:37:49,000 but it was a good day. It was a good day. 652 00:37:49,167 --> 00:37:51,167 I am gonna go home and rest and I'll be back tomorrow. 653 00:37:57,267 --> 00:38:01,200 The end of the shift is in sight for Officer Alvarado. 654 00:38:01,367 --> 00:38:03,200 But before he can go home, 655 00:38:03,367 --> 00:38:05,868 there are still two travelers left to process. 656 00:38:08,067 --> 00:38:10,868 As the nurse waits to find out if she'll be extradited... 657 00:38:12,167 --> 00:38:13,767 The passport's here. 658 00:38:13,934 --> 00:38:16,400 ...the Australian finally receives the delivery 659 00:38:16,567 --> 00:38:17,767 she's been waiting for. 660 00:38:18,767 --> 00:38:20,067 We have it. 661 00:38:20,901 --> 00:38:24,000 -Ma'am, we have some good news. -Yes, I know I can go home. 662 00:38:24,167 --> 00:38:27,567 -All right, so, that's you, it's you. -Oh, yes. 663 00:38:29,167 --> 00:38:31,300 I told you I'm here legally. 664 00:38:31,467 --> 00:38:32,801 So what we're gonna do is we're just gonna update 665 00:38:32,968 --> 00:38:35,300 the information to how it is on your passport. 666 00:38:35,467 --> 00:38:36,567 Yes. 667 00:38:36,734 --> 00:38:38,367 Only my parents call me that name. 668 00:38:38,534 --> 00:38:39,701 -Really? -Yes. 669 00:38:40,801 --> 00:38:42,501 So keep in mind that your visa's actually expired at 670 00:38:42,667 --> 00:38:44,400 the end of this month. -I know. 671 00:38:44,567 --> 00:38:45,801 Hopefully it will be renewed. 672 00:38:47,167 --> 00:38:48,467 And that's it, just like that. 673 00:38:48,634 --> 00:38:49,767 Ma'am, welcome to the United States. 674 00:38:49,934 --> 00:38:52,267 Thank you so much. Thank you. 675 00:38:52,434 --> 00:38:53,767 And we'll escort you out. 676 00:38:56,067 --> 00:38:57,667 I know she had mentioned that she was having some troubles at 677 00:38:57,834 --> 00:39:01,100 home and she wanted to go leave the country, unwind, just for 678 00:39:01,267 --> 00:39:02,968 a little bit, go to Mexico to this little tourist town 679 00:39:03,133 --> 00:39:04,367 and come back home. 680 00:39:04,367 --> 00:39:06,100 In her case, it just happened to be that she didn't have 681 00:39:06,267 --> 00:39:07,701 the document that she was supposed to, 682 00:39:07,868 --> 00:39:09,667 but thankfully we were able to get her the documents 683 00:39:09,834 --> 00:39:10,767 that she needs. 684 00:39:10,934 --> 00:39:12,501 She's good to go and she'll be home soon. 685 00:39:14,968 --> 00:39:15,968 You got it. 686 00:39:17,167 --> 00:39:18,501 You're good. 687 00:39:18,667 --> 00:39:20,567 She was very anxious to go home to her puppies. 688 00:39:20,734 --> 00:39:22,000 I think she was just relieved. 689 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:25,367 And hopefully when she gets home to her puppies, this will 690 00:39:25,534 --> 00:39:27,400 be the end to a great day. 691 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,701 But as one traveler heads home, 692 00:39:35,868 --> 00:39:38,701 the other faces a very different outcome. 693 00:39:42,801 --> 00:39:44,567 -Wanted for a hit-and-run... -Ma'am? 694 00:39:46,767 --> 00:39:50,267 ...the nurse is taken into custody in Hidalgo County, 695 00:39:50,434 --> 00:39:52,601 where she'll remain until she's extradited 696 00:39:52,767 --> 00:39:54,801 3,500 miles to Portland. 697 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:02,000 I just got confirmation from originating agency that 698 00:40:02,167 --> 00:40:04,567 they will pick her up. She will be extradited. 699 00:40:07,868 --> 00:40:08,868 OK. 700 00:40:21,767 --> 00:40:23,968 So the local county showed up and they were able 701 00:40:24,133 --> 00:40:25,200 to pick up the subject. 702 00:40:26,367 --> 00:40:28,467 So she's gonna get to Hidalgo County, meet up 703 00:40:28,634 --> 00:40:30,100 with her family there and see if she can bond out, 704 00:40:30,267 --> 00:40:32,334 or that was her hopes. 705 00:40:34,801 --> 00:40:36,767 Well, I think we all came into today knowing it was gonna 706 00:40:36,934 --> 00:40:38,567 be a long and tiring day. 707 00:40:40,567 --> 00:40:43,000 But we did our job and at the end of the day, 708 00:40:43,167 --> 00:40:44,300 everything turned out all right.