Tag Archives: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
CBP Says Enforcement Actions At U.S.-Mexico Border Down For 7th Straight Month
By Scott Neuman, NPR Customs and Border Protection agents apprehended or refused entry to fewer people at the U.S.-Mexico border in December than in the previous month – the latest in a gradual downward trend since such enforcement actions reached … Continue reading
Border Patrol Apprehensions Are Declining, But Immigration Officials Say Crisis Isn’t Over
By Carlos Morales Across the 500-mile stretch of Custom and Border Protection’s Big Bend Sector, 9,637 migrants — families, single adults and children — were either apprehended by or surrendered to immigration officials in the budget year that ended Sept. … Continue reading
Border Patrol Agents Detained Mexican Citizen Who Had Permission To Be In The U.S.
By Mallory Falk/KERA and Julián Aguilar/Texas Tribune Luis Orozco Morales had made the trip many times between his home in Hobbs, New Mexico, and El Paso. But this time, when he tried to pass through a remote Border Patrol checkpoint, … Continue reading
Rep. Will Hurd calls for ‘smart wall’ at House subcommittee hearing
The House Homeland Security Committee held a subcommittee hearing on border security in Washington on Tuesday. The subcommittee on border and maritime security heard from experts testifying on how technology is used to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.
Border Agency Investigating Employee’s Actions After Halloween Sign Offends Some In Presidio
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has launched an internal investigation after one of its employees in Presidio hung up a sign on Halloween telling trick-or-treaters that only Americans would receive candy from that employee’s house. “Solo las familias Americanas … Continue reading
In A First, Border Agent Indicted For Killing Mexican Teen Across Fence
Diego Roman Elena Rodriguez’s brother was unarmed, walking on a sidewalk in Nogales, when Lonnie Swartz shot him. The agent says he felt threatened by rock-throwers; he’s expected to plead not guilty.
New Standards Issued For Treatment Of Detainees Along The U.S. Border
The new rules announced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection include how to care for an immigrant’s personal belongings, and proper use of restraints.
Man Killed by Border Patrol after Fleeing Sierra Blanca Checkpoint
On Thursday, Border Patrol agents shot and killed a man who authorities say failed to stop for inspection at a Sierra Blanca checkpoint and then fled east for 30 miles on I-10. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Friday … Continue reading
Border Drones: CBP Rejects Negative Audit As Congress Debates Funding Bill
The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, an independent auditor, has issued a critical report on unmanned aircraft, or drones, that patrol the country’s borders, principally with Mexico. Border missions fly out of Sierra Vista, Arizona, headquarters of the U.S. … Continue reading
Homeland Security Report says Border Drones are Costly, Ineffective
The Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General is out with harsh words for the agency’s eight-year-old border drone program, saying unmanned air patrols of the border are “dubious achievers.” A report released Tuesday Inspector General John Roth says the department’s own sub-agency … Continue reading