A U.S. Border Patrol agent was airlifted for emergency medical care after an altercation with a Mexican citizen near the Arizona border on Saturday, the Arizona Republic reports.
The agent received 22 stitches after suffering lacerations to his face and a fractured orbital bone near Gu Vo, Arizona.
The agent, whose name wasn’t released, was airlifted to Tucson.
It wasn’t immediately clear what precipitated the scuffle.
CBP has named a person of interest – Carlos Manuel Pena-Nieblas.
The FBI is helping with the search.
