Actually, Immigration and Customs Enforcement already has a tip line: 866-347-2423. I believe the number actually rings through to their call center in Florida. They have a website too: ICE Tip Form .
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigates more than 400 violations of criminal law, ranging from child exploitation to transnational gangs. Use this form to report suspected criminal activity.
Be as specific and as detailed as possible. You are encouraged to provide any additional identifying details such as places of birth, countries of citizenship, and any numeric identifiers in the below narrative text box. The detailed information you provide will assist investigators as they look into reported violations.
We do not provide status updates for tip information provided. If you provide information, you can be assured that it will be promptly forwarded to the responsible office for follow up action as deemed appropriate.
Do NOT send the same information more than once, and do NOT file a duplicate report by calling the ICE Tip Line.
Although there is absolutely no guarantee that tip information provided will result in monetary payments, ICE has the discretion and statutory authorization to pay for information and/or evidence that is used in support of criminal investigations.
Anonymous tips may be reported on this form and may also be reported to ICE via the toll-free ICE Tip Line, (866) 347-2423
As someone who used to follow up on some of these tips, let me offer some advice. To maximize the chances of the illegal alien being caught, it is best that you leave a contact number for follow up. I understand that a lot of people don’t want to do that and prefer to stay anonymous. That’s fine, but follow up investigations (or intel gathering as we were supposed to call it) often have questions.
Some of the most basic are:
1) What makes you think they are illegal aliens? – There are a lot of legal immigrants in the country now, and a lot of Americans don’t realize that Puerto Ricans are U. S. nationals. A lot of illegal aliens know that. (One of the more amusing apprehensions I once made was when I was questioning a woman claiming to be Puerto Rican. I asked her when she flew into the United States. She told me she didn’t fly, but took the bus. I said to her, you’re coming with me. She must have missed the day they gave geography class in Guatemala). If an Agent were to ask you about a suspect’s immigration status, it would be nice if you have a good reason to suspect them of being illegal. Q. “What makes you think he’s from Nicaragua? ” A. “I asked him where he was from and that’s what he told me. ”
2) When are they home/When do they leave for work? If you want us to encounter illegal aliens, knowing when they have days off, and when they go into work is crucial.
3) What do they drive, can you get their license plate? Very often, someone legally in the country or a U. S. citizen is driving the illegal aliens around. However, that person might have a criminal record, or, a past history of transporting illegal aliens. That helps with things like probable cause when it comes to pulling illegal aliens over.
4) Is there any criminal behavior observed by them? Are they armed? Depending on the jurisdiction, some police departments work very well with ICE and/or the Border Patrol. Not all of them are woke, and even some that are have patrol officers who wish to get rid of illegal aliens. Sure, some of those officers are deplorable Republicans, but, even some Democrat leaning cops (there are a few of them) wish to get criminal illegal aliens out of their hair. If an illegal alien is driving with deep dark tinted windows, or, he likes to speed, a friendly police officer might pull that person over and have his dispatch call us. “Or, gee look at that, I just pulled you over for a tail light out and a friendly Border Patrol Agent pulled over to inquire if I needed backup. I was just about to ask for Spanish translation. ”
One police department near where I used to work always called us for Spanish translation. We’re friendly and we help out when we can.
Now, if you are one of those horrible, evil, disgusting people who believes that laws should be followed and illegal aliens did in fact break the law (8 USC 1325), and you want to go full blown MAGA on some illegals, there are other things you can do. If you are willing to spend a few bucks, you can use services like Intelius.com, Spokeo.com, or another people finder style service, you can often get full names from addresses or telephone numbers. A full name and date of birth allows us to run them through our systems and find out more accurately if they are indeed legally in the United States. It prevents us from wasting time interviewing a person who obtained a green card, and adds to your credibility.
Other telephone numbers of interest from the Border Patrol for reporting illegal aliens:
Southern Border
Rio Grande Valley Sector 800-863-9382
Laredo Sector 1-800-343-1994
Del Rio Sector 1-866-511-8727
Marfa Sector 1-866-581-7549
El Paso Sector 800-635-2509 or -915-314-8194
Tucson Sector 1-877-872-7435
Yuma Sector 1-877-872-7435
El Centro Sector -800-901-2003
San Diego Sector 619-498-9900
Northern Border
Blaine Sector -Couldn’t find one. Try -360-332-9200
Spokane Sector 509-353-2747
Havre Sector 800-232-5378
Grand Forks 1-800-982-4077
Detroit Sector 800-537-3220
Buffalo Sector 1-800-331-0353
Swanton Sector 1-800-689-3362
Houlton Sector 1-800-851-8727
Here’s a map of the US Border Patrol Sector