Website:https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/blythe-border-patrol-station-blythe (Photos for Blythe California Inspection Station)https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/border-patrol-sectors/yuma-sector-arizona/blythe-station (Blythe Station)https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/PE/ExteriorExclusion/links/blythe.html (Blythe Border Station - CDFA)
Description:The Blythe, California station was opened in 1948, with the transfer of officers from El Centro. By 1953, the station was apprehending several hundred undocumented aliens. The station operated from a rented office in the downtown section of Blythe until 1960, at which time a service-owned building was constructed at the Blythe Airport. In 1961, the existing Blythe Station was built to house four agents. In the late1980's, several modular buildings were added to the Blythe Station to provide additional office space for station personnel.
Site Condition:Area of Responsibility: Today, agents from the Blythe Station man checkpoints located in California and in Arizona, and perform patrol duties throughout their extended area of responsibility, which includes southeast California, northwest Arizona, and the entire state of Nevada.
General Notes:updated by KV 09/27/2012 / 9.20.2019 lm updated by: [Sittmann, Anne] 7/1/2025 12:01:36 PM
Usage Restriction:https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/pe/ExteriorExclusion/borders.html
Jurisdictions::CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC, RIVERSIDE COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection - CBP / Border Patrol
Within 30-Mile Zone: N
State Property: No
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 33.6172329, y coordinate: -114.5891744
Contacts: Sittmann, Anne *Office of Public Affairs - CBP, Customs and Border Protection202.423.5402 Phone 1[email protected][email protected]https://www.dhs.gov/office-multimedia
Buildings & Facilities, Permits Department,California Film Commission7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA323.860.2960 Phone 1800.858.4749 Phone 2[email protected]https://film.ca.gov/state-permits/buildings-facilities/
Caltrans Highways & Freeways, Permits Department,California Film Commission7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA323.860.2960 Phone 1800.858.4749 Phone 2[email protected]http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/highways-freeways/
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