Border Patrol Chief Asks How Many IDs Does An Illegal Alien Need?

“How many IDs does an illegal alien need?” That is the question posited by the Chief Yuma Sector Border Patrol Agent X.com account in response to the recent arrest of an illegal alien from Uzbekistan.

“This Uzbekistani was in possession of five – two from New York and three from Ohio – when he was arrested by Blythe Station agents on Tuesday following a vehicle accident on Interstate 10 near Quartzsite, Arizona. The 29-year-old truck driver illegally entered the U.S. in April 2023 and was subsequently ordered removed by an immigration judge in July of this year. His choice to violate a judge’s order of deportation was not an accident. He was arrested for alien inadmissibility and will be processed for deportation. Local law enforcement towed the semi-truck and trailer from the scene of the accident,” read the X.com post.

A new study has revealed that Georgia has the highest rate of identity theft in the U.S., with over 500 reports per 100,000 residents.

The study, conducted by personal injury lawyers GBG, analyzed FBI crime data to determine which states had the highest and lowest rates of identity theft per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Arizona ranks 15th with 275.15 identity theft reports per 100,000 people, which is 5.4% below the national average of 290.8 reports per 100,000 people. The state recorded 20,863 total cases in 2024.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers routinely seize thousands of fraudulent documents.

In July 2020, over 19,000 fraudulent IDs were seized by CBP officers in Chicago.

In a single week in October 2022, officers in Louisville seized over 7,000 fake IDs.

In late 2021/early 2022, Cincinnati CBP officers seized over 2,200 “fantasy documents” (including international driver’s licenses) from 617 shipments.

According to the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration, approximately 75% of working-age undocumented immigrants use fraudulently obtained Social Security numbers (SSNs) for employment purposes. These SSNs often belong to American citizens, ranging from children to the elderly, creating a widespread issue of identity theft.