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$5m of meth disguised as watermelons seized at border

A week before the bust, border agents found another meth shipment hidden in a truck filled with celery

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024

CBP announces seizure of over 600 pounds of methamphetamine hidden within a shipment of celery

The episode is not the only one involving produce this month as CBP also reports seizing $5 million worth of meth disguised within a shipment of watermelons

Latin Times · Aug 21, 2024

Illegal immigration in Texas has dropped almost 90% since December, official says

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 56,408 migrant encounters between ports of entry in July, an 80 percent drop from last December

Latin Times · Aug 21, 2024

Assaults on Border Patrol agents have seen a 'significant rise', CBP data shows

66 El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents have been assaulted in the 2023-2024 fiscal year so far

Latin Times · Aug 12, 2024

Border Patrol looking into using 'risk-based' facial recognition tech for US entry

The initiative is part of CBP's efforts to comply with a Congressional mandate to biometrically record all foreign nationals entering and exiting the U.S.

Latin Times · Aug 11, 2024

Sexual misconduct at a New Mexico Border Patrol Academy soared as hiring standards decreased

CBP leaders estimated a corruption rate of 20% or higher among their employees

Latin Times · Aug 8, 2024

James Comer gives US Border Patrol hard deadline to hand over any communications with Kamala Harris since 2021

The CBP is required to share everything from January 20,2021 to the present day. The deadline to provide the documentation and communications is set for August 20, 2024.

Latin Times · Aug 6, 2024

Tropical Storm Debby washes $1m haul of cocaine onto beach in Florida Keys

Hurricane-force winds blew 25 packages of the Schedule II narcotic onto shore in Monroe County

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

Migrants will now be able to apply for entry to the U.S. through CBP One from southern Mexico

Many made dangerous journeys up north as the CBP One only allowed them to submit applications from regions close to the southern border

Latin Times · Aug 5, 2024

In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border

The Biden administration says it will soon expand areas where migrants can apply online for appointments to enter the United States to a large swath of southern Mexico

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2024