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Customs officers find $5M worth of meth disguised as watermelons at Mexico border

3:33pm August 27, 2024

The driver was referred for a second examination by border patrol officers in San Diego, where customs agents discovered more than $5 million worth of meth.

A United States Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas on Sept. 19, 2021.

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The inquiry into border agents on horseback continues. Critics see a 'broken' system

7:00am November 06, 2021

by Joel Rose

Six weeks ago, DHS promised a quick investigation into images of Border Patrol agents on horses menacing Haitian migrants at the border. Critics say the discipline system needs an overhaul.

Author Keri Smith rode out the pandemic in Canada, where she was born. Now she's worried about returning to her home in Northampton, Mass.

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Permanent Residents Who Left The U.S. During The Pandemic Worry They Can't Come Home

3:17pm July 24, 2021

by Joel Rose

Many green card holders are still stuck outside of the country, worried about returning to their lives in the U.S. because of broad disruptions to the immigration system during the pandemic.

Protesters in Baltimore call for the abolition of ICE in 2019.

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Biden Administration Limits Power Of ICE To Arrest Immigrants In Courthouses

10:46pm April 27, 2021

by Mark Katkov

The decision rolls back a Trump administration practice of seizing people who were in courthouses for reasons unrelated to their immigration status.

The recent graduation ceremony for the Border Patrol's processing coordinator program. The people in these new positions will be assigned to work inside stations to care for individuals whom Border Patrol agents apprehend.

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The Border Patrol's New Migrant Child Care Cadre

7:12pm April 06, 2021

by John Burnett

An overwhelmed Border Patrol realized it did not have enough officers trained to care for vulnerable detainees in its custody, so it created a new position: processing coordinator.

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Government Watchdog Says Aid For Migrants Misspent By Border Agency

8:30pm July 15, 2020

by David Welna

Some of the $112 million Congress approved last year for humanitarian assistance for migrants was spent instead on dirt bikes and dog food.

An airboat from the South Border Patrol Station in Laredo, Texas, leaves to patrol the Rio Grande River near the Laredo checkpoint.

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Unlikely Allies Band Together In Laredo To Oppose The Border Wall

1:53pm May 26, 2020

by John Burnett

Landowners, bankers, city officials and a congressman are all trying to keep the wall from coming and destroying the 265-year-old city's historic downtown.

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Juliet García, former president of the University of Texas at Brownsville, stands behind the border wall.

Between President Trump's Border Wall And The Rio Grande Lies A 'No Man's Land'

3:53pm February 14, 2020

by John Burnett

Because of worries about flooding, the border wall is often built as much as a mile north of the Rio Grande, leaving thousands of isolated acres between the water and the wall.

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Acting Customs and Border Protection director Mark Morgan speaks with reporters in the briefing room at the White House, on Nov. 14, 2019.

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CBP Chief Admits Officers 'Overzealous'; Critics Say Iranians And Others Targeted

3:25pm February 13, 2020

by Joel Rose

The head of CBP says the Seattle field office was "corrected" after it questioned hundreds of Iranian-American citizens at a border crossing. But advocates fear this wasn't an isolated mistake.

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People walk and drive across a bridge on the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas. Thousands of people cross back and forth every day, in cars or on foot.

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This Migrant Won In Immigration Court, And The U.S. Sent Him To Mexico Anyway

5:25am January 09, 2020

by Joel Rose

It has become nearly impossible for migrants at the southern border to win asylum. Even if they do get protection from a judge, in some cases they're still not allowed to stay in the country.

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