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29 Finches Found Hidden Inside Hair Rollers in Smuggling Attempt at JFK Airport
The tiny birds were located inside the baggage of a 26-year-old man who had arrived on a flight from Guyana, officials said; he was fined and placed on a flight back
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Border Agents Feel They Are Under ‘Gag Order' From Biden Administration
The Biden administration is restricting the information Border Patrol agents and sector chiefs can share with the media as a surge of migrants tests the agency’s capacity at the southern border, two current and two former Customs and Border Protection officials told NBC News.
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Customs Inspectors Seize Cocaine-Coated Corn Flakes in Ohio
Customs authorities in Ohio say they intercepted a shipment of cereal earlier this month with a special frosting — cocaine.
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US Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Man Crossing Border into Texas
A man trying to enter the United States illegally at the Mexican border with Texas was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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US Bans Second Malaysian Palm Oil Giant Over Forced Labor
The U.S. said it will ban all shipments of palm oil from one of the world’s biggest producers after finding indicators of forced labor and other abuses on plantations feeding into the supply chains of some of America’s most famous food and cosmetic companies
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About 8,800 Unaccompanied Children Are Expelled at US Border
About 8,800 unaccompanied children have been quickly expelled from the United States along the Mexico border under a pandemic-related measure that effectively ended asylum
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CBP Officer Admits to Using Unreasonable Force at Port of Entry
The former officer pleaded guilty to deprivation of rights under the color of law, and agreed to resign from the agency and surrender his security license
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Congolese Woman, 41, Dies After Entering US Border Custody
A 41-year-old Congolese asylum seeker died Wednesday in U.S. government custody shortly after she entered a border station in South Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday.
CBP says the woman, who the agency did not identify, had arrived at an official port of entry in Laredo, Texas, early Tuesday afternoon.
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Letter: Officers Felt Unsafe Enacting Trump Asylum Crackdown
U.S. border officers charged with turning away asylum seekers under Trump administration policy accused their leadership of misleading the public and disregarding concerns for their own safety, according to documents released to The Associated Press. A March 2019 letter sent to the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection demanded that he intervene to ensure the agency’s front-line employees...
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ACLU Sues CBP Over ‘Highly Secretive' Teams Detaining Travelers
The American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups sued Customs and Border Protection Wednesday to release records concerning units they say are deployed at airports to “target, detain and interrogate innocent travelers.”
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In Reversal, Border Agents Allow Sick 7-Year-Old to Enter US
A 7-year-old child who is unable to contain her own waste due to a congenital illness and who had been refused entry to the United States three times was finally allowed into the country Tuesday, after U.S. border agents exempted her and her mother from the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy. The reversal came after U.S. Customs and...
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Report: Teen Who Died in US Custody Unresponsive for Hours
A flu-ridden 16-year-old from Guatemala writhed in agony inside a U.S. Border Patrol cell and collapsed on the floor where he lay for several hours before he was found dead, according to video released Thursday that further calls into question the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrant families....
...The footage published by ProPublica shows the last hours of Carlos Hernandez Vasquez, who...
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Asylum Seekers Jam US Border Crossings to Evade Trump Policy
For months, asylum seekers have been prohibited from filing claims at U.S. border crossings under a much-criticized Trump administration policy....
...Now some are sprinting down vehicle lanes or renting cars to try to make it inside the U.S. Officials say the migrants’ efforts are causing traffic delays at Arizona crossings, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials barricading car lanes for...
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‘A Living Nightmare': Conn. Father Accused of Killing Anguilla Hotel Worker While on Vacation Says He Was a Victim
The Connecticut father accused of killing a hotel worker is speaking for first time since the April ordeal, calling the whole situation a “living nightmare.”
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Connecticut Family in Anguilla Vacation Death Mystery Releases 676-Word Statement
The family of a Connecticut financial adviser charged with killing a hotel worker while his young daughters were in the room during a vacation in Anguilla released a new statement Thursday. It’s the most complete statement from Gavin Scott Hapgood, 44, who faces manslaughter charges in the British terrority but is currently in the U.S., a release that sparked outrage...
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‘Very Unsettling': Facial Recognition Technology at Airports Sparks Privacy Concerns
Facial recognition technology is rolling out at airport gates across the country, but some travelers say it’s an invasion of privacy.
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New Details Released in Connecticut Finance Adviser's Family Vacation Death Mystery
Authorities in Anguilla released new details Tuesday in an investigation involving a Connecticut financial adviser charged with killing a hotel worker during a family vacation, a case that has caused racial tensions on a Caribbean island that caters to wealthy vacationers.
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Pipe Bomb Mailer Blames 40 Years of Steroid Use, Says Trump Rallies Like New Drug in Rambling Note to Judge
A Florida man who mailed crudely made pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump said he abused steroids for over 40 years, an issue his lawyers say they’ll cite at sentencing.
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Airline Facial Recognition Use Sparks Privacy Concerns
Several airlines are testing out facial recognition software — but some travelers say they’re not on board. Jummy Olabanji reports.
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Accused Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc Pleads Guilty in NYC
A Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday to sending pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of President Donald Trump in a wave of attacks that harmed no one but spread fear of political violence across the U.S. Checkey Beckford reports.