A U.S. Customs and Border Protection employee in Minnesota has been charged with drunken driving after state troopers reportedly found him unconscious and vomiting inside a parked vehicle.
Alfredo Mancillas Jr., 31, was arrested early Tuesday morning in St. Paul and faces charges of third- and fourth-degree driving while intoxicated, according to jail records.
Authorities say Mancillas drew attention after parking his vehicle in a no-parking zone along a city roadway. When state troopers approached the car, they found him slumped over and unresponsive inside. Troopers reported that Mancillas appeared to be covered in vomit, smelled strongly of alcohol, and had watery, bloodshot eyes.
According to law enforcement accounts, Mancillas failed a field sobriety test and later refused to submit to a breath test. He was taken into custody and booked into a local jail.
Custody records show Mancillas was released on his own recognizance shortly before noon the same day. He is scheduled to appear in court on March 24.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Customs and Border Protection, confirmed that the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility is reviewing the arrest.
“CBP stresses honor and integrity in every aspect of our mission,” the spokesperson said. “The overwhelming majority of CBP employees and officers perform their duties with professionalism and dedication.”
Attempts to reach Mancillas for comment were unsuccessful.
The arrest comes amid heightened scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement activities in Minnesota. In recent weeks, thousands of federal immigration agents were deployed to the Minneapolis–St. Paul area as part of a broader immigration enforcement surge ordered by the Trump administration.
The operation has drawn widespread public criticism following two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this month. Renee Good was killed on Jan. 7 during an encounter with an ICE agent, and Alex Pretti was shot and killed on Jan. 24 after being restrained and disarmed.
Earlier this week, federal officials reassigned a senior border patrol official involved in overseeing operations in Minnesota. The administration has acknowledged the need for operational improvements but has not provided details on any changes under consideration.