Since the start of Fiscal Year 2025, assaults and use of force against U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have averaged at least 20 cases per month. So far this year, 126 such incidents have taken place along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to data from CBP. One of the latest ones took place on March 7, when a man was arrested on charges of assault on a federal officer after he allegedly resisted arrest and fought with agents.
The alleged assault took place at the Ysleta Border Patrol Station, where the man identified as Larry Maldonado, 35, allegedly resisted being fingerprinted and yelled at agents. According to a federal complaint affidavit filed on March 10 by an FBI agent, Maldonado told agents that he was good at remembering faces. "I will remember your face and find you later," Maldonado allegedly said according to the affidavit.
