U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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Recent News About U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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El Centro Border Patrol agents recently found drugs with a street value of over $100,000 within the engine of a vehicle. This seizure adds to the ongoing battle against drug trafficking across US borders.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has confirmed the apprehension of four Iranians since the beginning of October.
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Approximately 13,000 migrants have been released at transit stations in San Diego since September 13, with 500 more arriving daily, according to AP News. This has created an "unprecedented humanitarian crisis" in the city, as U.S. Border Patrol releases migrants onto the streets due to overcrowded shelters. The situation is putting a strain on local charities and aid organizations, who are struggling to cope with the influx of migrants and the lack of government funding.
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The Biden administration, it seems, has restarted construction of the border wall President Biden maintains doesn’t work. Better late than never. But chances are the crisis at the Southern Border is already worse than it appears.
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A federal district court in New Jersey ruled Aug. 29 that a state law prohibiting private detention facilities for immigration violators is unconstitutional.
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Journalists in Mexico are often targeted for violence by cartels and 2022 has already seen 13 casualties, the deadliest year on record for journalists. The operator of Cartel Insider, a website dedicated to reporting the activities of cartels, explained the unique challenges of reporting news on the cartel in Mexico.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently reported that drugs were discovered and confiscated in a vehicle attempting to cross the border, according to a press release. The incident occurred at the Calexico West Port of Entry at the U.S-Mexico border and the haul was hidden in various places within a pickup truck.
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Agents of the Rio Grande Valley Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol and state and local police seized 121 pounds of cocaine worth $3.8 million near Rio Grande City on Tuesday, Chief Jason Owens announced in a tweet.
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Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently traveled to the United States and Mexico border and said the current situation is unacceptable.
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Bill Melugin, a national correspondent for Fox News, said a group of armed cartel gunmen were seen on camera illegally crossing the border into Texas.
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The recent seizure in San Juan, Puerto Rico, of school supplies without proper safety labeling has federal officials reminding retailers and consumers to be aware of U.S. safety standards.
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Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement says that the Biden Administration's sanctuary policies have led to a significant decrease in criminal alien deportations and a rise in crimes by illegal aliens.
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U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) has expressed his sadness about the fate of migrants attempting to illegally cross the southern border into the United States as extreme heat in the region has caused dozens of deaths.
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Texas Rep. Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler), chairman of the Texas Freedom Caucus in the Texas House, recently wrote that the state must address the ability criminals have to freely cross the the southern border, after it was reported that a murder suspect had been removed from the U.S. four times.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) with the Customs Administrations of Guatemala and Colombia, according to an April 18 release. The MRA allows for exchanging membership information and recognizes the compatibility of the respective supply chain security programs.
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The U.S. Border Patrol has seen a rise in individuals crossing the southern border in March compared to February, but numbers are down from this time last year.
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New York-based Danco Laboratories, LLC, which was accused of breaking the False Claims Act by failing to pay certain customs duties on imported pharmaceutical products that failed to identify their country of origin, has agreed to pay $765,000 to the U.S. Justice Department.
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According to Border Patrol data and a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, a record number of migrants are dying at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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This week, Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrested five gang members with extensive criminal records and outstanding warrants.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents from Rio Grande Valley Sector and local law enforcement partners disrupted three human smuggling events, on March 1.