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‘I Want Him to Answer My Calls': Family Confirms Loved One Killed in Imperial County Crash
A mother from Mexicali, Mexico, had her greatest fear come true on Thursday when she confirmed her husband was among the migrants killed in the deadly crash in Holtville, California.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Warns of Fraudulent Calls in Which Scammers Pretend to Be Border Patrol Agents
Authorities are warning of a new scam where Border Patrol agents allegedly call people to say they are in trouble for committing criminal activity.
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In Biden's Early Days, Signs of Trump-Era Problems at Border
Larger numbers of immigrant families have been crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the first weeks of President Joe Biden’s administration
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Rapist Caught in Boat Entering U.S. With 14 Other People, Border Patrol Says
A 48-year-old Mexican man who spent time in a California prison after a rape conviction was among those captured by the US. Coast Guard over the weekend, officials said.
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75 Pounds of Cocaine Found Floating Off Florida Keys
Almost 75 pounds of cocaine were found this week floating off the Florida Keys
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Arizona Migrant Border Deaths on Track for Record Amid Heat
After a record hot and dry summer, more deaths among border-crossers have been documented in Arizona’s desert and mountains. It’s a reminder that the most remote paths to enter the U.S. from Mexico can be the deadliest.
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21 Arrested in Thwarted Human Smuggling Attempt: Border Patrol
Nearly two dozen people were arrested Tuesday during a foiled human smuggling attempt in Del Mar, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
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Border Patrol Agent Who Fatally Shot Suspected Border-Jumper ID'd
Authorities on Monday publicly identified a U.S. Border Patrol agent who fatally shot a Mexican national last month during a scuffle just north of the international line in San Ysidro.
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Family of Man Killed By Border Patrol Agent Says Non-Lethal Force Could've Saved His Life
The family of a man shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent last Friday in San Ysidro says he was dealing with mental health issues and they’re frustrated the altercation ended with his death. David Angel Villalobos, 30, got into an altercation with a Border Patrol agent after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico Border near Las Americas Premium...
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Woman Traveling With 6-Year-Old Daughter Caught With Nearly 30 Pounds of Meth in Gas Tank, Feds Say
A woman traveling with her 6-year-old daughter through San Clemente was arrested after 28 pounds of methamphetamine were found in the car’s gas tank, authorities said. The 38-year-old woman, who was not identified, was pulled over on the 5 Freeway in San Clemente for an undisclosed reason when the discovery was made, officials said in a news release. According to…
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Border Patrol: Man Legally Carrying Corpse Hid People in SUV
U.S. Border Patrol agents said an Arizona man who was transporting a body to a mortuary is facing human smuggling charges after they found six Mexican citizens hidden inside the vehicle. The man was driving an SUV when he was stopped earlier this week in Douglas for an immigration inspection, the Border Patrol said Thursday. The man, who wasn’t...
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CBP Fires 4, Disciplines 65 Tied to Violent, Sexist Posts in Closed Facebook Group
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) fired four employees and disciplined 65 others following an investigation into alleged violent and sexist posts submitted in closed Facebook groups, the agency confirmed Thursday.
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15 Arrested After Panga Capsizes near Point Loma
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials launched a search on the shorelines of Point Loma Monday after an overturned panga washed onto land.
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US Sending Military Police to Two Border Crossings
The U.S. government says it’s sending 160 military police and engineers to two official border crossings to deal with asylum seekers in case a federal appeals court strikes down one of the Trump administration’s key policies
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Peter Pan to Continue Allowing Immigration Checks on Buses
Peter Pan Bus Lines, a major Northeast carrier, will continue to allow federal immigration officials on its buses to conduct routine checks for immigrants living in the country illegally, saying it could help stem human trafficking, the company said this week. Peter Pan, based in Springfield, Massachusetts, “has always and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement,” Christopher Crean, vice…
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Greyhound to Stop Allowing Immigration Checks on Buses
Greyhound, the nation’s largest bus company, says it will stop allowing Border Patrol agents without a warrant to board its buses to conduct routine immigration checks
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Greyhound to Stop Allowing Immigration Checks on Buses
Greyhound, the nation’s largest bus company, says it will stop allowing Border Patrol agents without a warrant to board its buses to conduct routine immigration checks
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Migrant Delivers Newborn 30 Minutes After Illegally Crossing Into US, CBP Says
It was after her transfer to a San Diego-area Border Patrol station that medical staff noticed the 27-year-old Guatemalan migrant was in labor
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US Judge Sides With Migrants in Case Against Border Patrol
A U.S. judge in Arizona has issued a permanent order requiring the Border Patrol to provide clean mats and thin blankets to migrants within 12 hours of arriving at a detention facility
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15 Arrested in Mission Bay Human Smuggling Attempt
Fifteen people were arrested over the weekend in a maritime human smuggling attempt in Mission Bay, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. At about 2 p.m. Sunday, Border Patrol agents witnessed a human smuggling attempt on a fishing boat at Ski Beach in Mission Bay, the agency said. Upon approaching the boat, a “large” group of individuals fled...