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U.S. Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ) questioned officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday about delays and cost-overruns in border technology acquisition programs.
“Customs and Border Protection’s border technology procurement... Read More »
House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Tuesday urged the United States Senate to take action on two bipartisan bills aimed at reducing wait times at the nation’s airports.
The TSA PreCheck Expansion Act, H.R. 2343, was introduced by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) and passed... Read More »
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility apprehended two Mexican men after discovering packages of marijuana and cocaine in two separate incidents last week.
“Our officers have once again demonstrated great... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) named David Salazar as area port director for the Calexico ports of entry on Thursday.
Salazar is a career federal law enforcement officer with more than 20 years of experience involving international travelers and trade along the California-Calexico... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) introduced the Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act of 2016, H.R. 5253, on Thursday to enhance visa screening procedures at U.S. embassy outposts overseas.
The bill calls for the Department of Homeland Security to assign counterterrorism personnel and biometric... Read More »
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) called upon the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to take action on his bipartisan TSA PreCheck Expansion Act, H.R. 2843, in order to address long security lines affecting many of the nation’s airports.
The TSA PreCheck program is a risk-based security model that provides... Read More »
The 44th International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) European Regional Conference is being held this week, with participants discussing the challenges posed by record numbers of migrants traveling to Europe.
Following the publication of the joint Europol-INTERPOL report on migrant... Read More »
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) called upon Congress on Monday to pass emergency legislation funding the hiring of more than 6,000 new full-time screeners to alleviate long security lines at the nation’s airports.
“These additional TSOs will at least begin to address... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Port of San Luis last week arrested four people attempting to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine in separate incidents.
Officers referred a 25-year-old Mexican national for further inspection after a canine narcotics unit flagged... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents on Monday made arrests and seizures of illegal narcotics in three separate incidents.
The first incident began when camera operators noticed a suspicious vehicle traveling north on a Forest Service road outside of Sonoita, Arizona. After... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ) held a hearing on Monday in Sahuarita, Arizona, highlighting the experiences of local residents and their perspectives on living at the border.
McSally, who chairs the House Subcommittee on Maritime Security, featured two panels in the meeting that represented a... Read More »
The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) will take its podcast, titled “The Green Line,” to radio airwaves starting on May 15.
The podcast, which has had more than 700,000 downloads, will broadcast on 1030 KVOI The Voice, a radio station based in Tuscon, Arizona. The show will air at 7:00... Read More »
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) held a recruitment event at the Pembina Port of Entry on Saturday to offer potential officers a “behind the scenes look” at CBP.
The event was attended by 31 prospective applicant interested in current and... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) opened a new Global Entry Enrollment Center on Friday at the Kansas City International Airport.
Global Entry, a trusted CBP traveler program, will allow for expedited clearance of pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon arrival in the United States. The... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents stationed at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) arrested four wanted fugitives on Tuesday.
CBP agents at IAD apprehended Omar Mahamed Abdulahi on larceny and... Read More »
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent at the Tucson Sector Border Patrol escaped injury after a U.S. citizen allegedly made an attempt to run him over on Monday.
Agents working at the Federal Route 15 checkpoint encountered the driver behind the wheel of a Dodge pick-up truck when a... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Weldon Station Border Patrol arrested 58 undocumented immigrants on Friday, and seized approximately 1,225 pounds of marijuana.
Out of the 58 arrested, two had allegedly illegally re-entered the county while hauling 218 pounds of marijuana. Both... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently reported that it seized approximately 121 pounds of heroin and eight pounds of cocaine in a shipping container of vegetables in early January.
The container was moving from Ecuador to Miami through the Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn,... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported a new milestone on Thursday for the automated commercial environment (ACE) system, with more than 75 percent of all cargo imported into the United States now being processed by the system.
The system is also now successfully processing 97 percent... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents stationed near the border patrol checkpoint on Interstate 15 in Temecula, California, seized approximately $1.2 million worth of cocaine on Wednesday.
The incident occurred when agents encountered a 2005 Honda Accord driven by a 50-year-old male.... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico downtown port of entry seized a total of approximately nine pounds of heroin during two separate incidents last week.
The first incident occurred last Wednesday when officers encountered a 20-year-old male U.S. citizen at the... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced an agreement on Thursday for a new test to identify whether donated blood is infected with the Zika virus.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized an estimated $7.8 million in narcotics in four separate incidents at the Laredo Port of Entry.
Two seizures occurred last Tuesday when agents seized 74 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a 2006 Nissan Altima driven by a... Read More »
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) on Monday pressed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson about possible retaliation against the head of the border patrol union regarding recent testimony he gave.
Brandon Judd, president of the American Federation of Government... Read More »
An El Centro Sector Border Patrol agent working at the Calexico Border Patrol Station on Friday discovered an underground cross-border tunnel during routine patrol in the area.
During routine patrol, the agent noticed a slight depression in the soil along the banks of the All-American Canal. As... Read More »
The United States House of Representatives passed U.S. Rep. Candice Miller’s (R-MI) Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act, H.R. 3568, on Thursday.
The bills seeks to streamline the logistics and coordination of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) diverse operational... Read More »
The House of Representatives passed the Southern Arizona Border Threat Assessment Act on Wednesday to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct a full assessment of possible threats that could emerge from the border.
U.S. Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ), the chairwoman of the... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Laredo Field Office underwent a change in leadership Tuesday, with a change of command ceremony taking place to formally instate Gregory Alvarez as port director for the Laredo Port of Entry.
Alvarez previously served as the area port director at... Read More »
INTERPOL announced on Wednesday that it apprehended seven internationally wanted terror suspects with the cooperation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as part of Operation Sunbird II.
Operation Sunbird II spanned all 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) nations... Read More »
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) El Paso Sector arrested a wanted burglary suspect, two known sex offenders and recovered a stolen vehicle last week.
CBP agents working at the U.S. Border Patrol Checkpoint near Alamogordo, New Mexico, flagged a suspicious looking... Read More »
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted at Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge announced on Thursday that they had managed to apprehend approximately $3.8 million worth of alleged methamphetamine found in a vehicle attempting to enter the United... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Wednesday that Rio Grande City Border Patrol agents had apprehended 102 undocumented immigrants.
The apprehension occurred when agents near Fronton, Texas, observed more than 80 individuals crossing the Rio Grande river in rafts. A few hours... Read More »
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (CFB OFO) at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry announced on Monday that it had arrested a man from Sullivan City, Texas, after finding $865,000 worth of methamphetamine and heroin concealed in the car he was driving.
The incident... Read More »
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations announced on Thursday that officers at the Champlain Port of Entry had arrested a previously deported man attempting to enter United States.
The man was identified as Idrissa Toure, a 37-year old citizen of Canada, who was... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on Wednesday that agents assigned to the Niagara Falls Border Patrol Station managed to arrest three previously deported aliens in a traffic stop.
One of the three arrested has a previous criminal record and is being detained without bond... Read More »
