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U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass South Station rescued a Nicaraguan woman stranded in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Feb. 16.
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CBP Memphis Seizes over 2,000 lbs of Drugs so far this Fiscal Year

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) in Memphis have seized 2,509 lbs of drugs since the beginning of this fiscal year.
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$2 Million in Counterfeit Watches Seized

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Rochester Airport Port of Entry seized designer watches worth more than $2 million, due to trademark violations.
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Four Mara-Salvatrucha Gang Members Arrested in the RGV

Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents arrested four Salvadoran gang members this week.On Feb. 15, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrested a Salvadoran national near Hidalgo, whose record checks revealed he is a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member.
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RGV Agents Thwart Three Smuggling Attempts

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 13 arrests.
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RGV Agents Continue To Disrupt Smuggling Activity

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted seven migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 40 arrests.
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Tucson weapons smugglers sentenced to prison following ICE HSI investigation

An Aguila area man was sentenced Monday to 15 months in prison for smuggling weapons from the United States into Mexico following an investigation by U.S.
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Pennsylvania man charged with torture

Pursuant to a joint investigation by the U.S.
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New Mexico man accused of robbing postal carrier following ICE HSI investigation

A local man made an initial appearance Thursday in federal court facing charges of robbery of a postal employee, theft or receipt of stolen or reproduced keys or locks, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
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ICE HSI investigation leads to 15-year prison sentence for Kentucky man arrested at Canadian border while attempting to meet minor victim he met online

After pleading guilty to production of child pornography, Moctezuma Lopez, 28, of Paris, Kentucky, was sentenced in federal court to serve 180 months in prison.
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ICE HSI and local ICAC investigation leads to 25 years in prison for child exploitation

Eugene Charles McGrath, 55, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was recently sentenced to serve 300 months in federal prison for producing child exploitation materials.The case was investigated by U.S.
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Carter Lake man sentenced for accessing child pornography following ICE HSI investigation

Zachery McCuen, age 29, of Carter Lake, was sentenced on Monday, to 96 months in prison for accessing child pornography.
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ICE HSI investigation results in 5-year sentence for Mexican national for illegally re-entering the US

On Tuesday, a Mexican national was sentenced to 60 months in prison for unlawfully re-entering the United States after previously being removed by U.S.
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DHS Proposes Fair and Humane Public Charge Rule

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would regulate how DHS applies the public charge ground of inadmissibility.
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“Border Security (Executive Session)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 16

“Border Security (Executive Session)“ was published in the Senate section on page S728 on Feb. 16
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Rule published by Homeland Security Department on Feb. 18

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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20 notices published in week ending Feb. 19 by Homeland Security Department

There were 20 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Feb. 19, according to the Federal Register.
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What did Homeland Security Department publish on Feb. 18?

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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