Border Patrol seizes cloned delivery truck
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents say they recently busted a fake FedEx truck being used to transport undocumented immigrants.
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Congressional delegates applaud easing of border restrictions
The congressmen and senators who represent the Desert Southwest in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday praised the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to resume non-essential travel across the country’s northern and southern borders.
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US will re-open Canadian and Mexican borders to fully vaccinated visitors
The United States plans to ease restrictions on travel for fully vaccinated visitors from Canada and Mexico starting in early November, relaxing bans that have been in place for more than 18 months, according to senior administration officials.
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By ZEKE MILLER and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Beleaguered business owners and families separated by COVID-19 are celebrating after the Biden administration says it will reopen U.S. land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze. Travel across land borders from Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to
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Smuggler abandons seven-year-old at border
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents recently recovered a young girl from the hands of a human smuggler along the U.S./Mexico border.
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Mexican forces stop immigrant-laden cargo trucks from heading to U.S.
Mexican security forces say on Thursday night they found 652 Central American immigrants hidden in cargo trucks bound for the U.S. border.
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Drug trafficker sentenced to five years by Arizona judge
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona announces Friday that District Judge Rosemary Marquez sentenced 41-year-old Anastacio Alvarez-Lion of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico to five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Continue ReadingUS and Mexico set to negotiate updated bilateral security arrangement to address concerns on both sides
By Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood and Mike Conte, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will meet with their Mexican counterparts Friday in Mexico to discuss a new security agreement called the “US-Mexico Bicentennial Framework for Security, Public Health and Safe Communities,” a senior administration official
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Border Patrol K-9 catches a whiff of fentanyl pills
The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) caught a pair of 33-year-old American men accused of smuggling fentanyl through an immigration checkpoint Monday morning.
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol continues to encounter large travel parties
Agents from the Yuma Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol say they continue to encounter unusually large travel parties on their nightly patrols.
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Ducey goes to Texas in border push with other GOP governors
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is headed to Texas with other Republican Governors to announce a new state border security push.
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Over-capacity BP holding facilities cause strain on resources
Border Patrol agents are still working to make a dent in processing asylum seekers. 1,100 people are considered at capacity, but currently, there are more than 3,000 people waiting here at the local holding facilities. Overcrowding has caused the agency to stretch its resources thin.
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Methamphetamine and fentanyl seized during bust at Highway 86 checkpoint
Two people are in custody and two pounds of methamphetamine are off the streets after a bust at the Border Patrol’s Highway 86 checkpoint.
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Border Patrol reassures that Foothills hotel is being used for men and women in uniform
Unmarked buses and border patrol vehicles outside the best western hotel in the foothills caused concern among residents once again… but it’s not what it looks like.
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BREAKING NEWS: Police and Border Patrol agents converge on San Luis neighborhood
The San Luis Police Department (SLPD) is helping U.S. Border Patrol agents round up a large group of undocumented immigrants.
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New immigration enforcement guidelines released by DHS
The Department of Homeland Security is out with new guidelines regarding who authorities should prioritize for immigration enforcement.
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Migrant shares story in dramatic Border Patrol video
A group of undocumented immigrants were stranded in the desert on September 14th. The high that day was 111 degrees. Now one of those asylum seekers is sharing his story through video.
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Caught in the act: Border Patrol arrests suspected arsonist
The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) recently arrested an undocumented man who is accused of starting fires in the Jacumba Wilderness region.
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El Centro Border Patrol agents rescue 12 in just 3 days
It’s been a busy week for El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents. They rescued a dozen undocumented immigrants in just the first three days.
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El Centro Sector agents make major meth bust
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents prevented more than 50-pounds of methamphetamine from hitting the streets.
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