CBP Agent Convicted of Using Excessive Force at Border Crossing
A CBP officer who yanked a driver from his car and shoved him to the ground at a border crossing was convicted Wednesday of using unreasonable force.
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Robots to Help Border Patrol Capture Illegal Activity in Tunnel Systems Between Mexico, U.S.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Tunnel systems that run between the U.S. and Mexico border are used to transport drugs, people, weapons and other illegal material. Now, Border Patrol agents are using robot technology to detect tunnels, the Associated Press reports. Agents in Tucson, Ariz., plan to demonstrate the “tunnel robots” Tuesday. According to CBP, tunnels are…
Border Patrol Agent Finds 2-Year-Old Boy Left Behind in Desert in New Mexico
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal authorities are trying to figure out the identity of a 2-year-old boy who was found in the desert, the El Paso Times reports. A Border Patrol agent spotted the child and a man between Anapra and the Santa Teresa point of entry in New Mexico. The man fled back to Mexico…
Unruly Group of More Than 100 Migrants Attacks Border Patrol Agents at Mexican Border
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents came under attack by more than 100 people throwing rocks and bottles, CNN reports. No serious injuries were reported. The unruly group ignored stop orders from a Border Patrol agent and attempted to cross from the San Ysidro Port of Entry in California. Not even fire pellets with pepper…
Border Patrol Prepares More Monitoring of Canadian Border in Detroit with New Office
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT — In an effort to prevent terrorists from crossing the Canadian Border into the U.S., Border Patrol agents are gearing up for a new $17 million facility in Detroit, WWJ reports. Agents gathered for a groundbreaking this week. “We share intelligence, anything that’s got a nexus to the border and through…
Sen. McCain Says Border Patrol Doesn’t Need Additional 20,000 Agents
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sen. John McCain, who is taking the lead on immigration reforms, said the Border Patrol doesn’t need an additional 20,000 agents, Politic365 reports. What it needs, McCain said, is “use of technology that has been developed where we can survey the border more effectively.” McCain spoke at an AFL-CIO immigration forum Wednesday….
Mystery Continues Over Cause of Border Patrol Agents’ Illness in New York
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Authorities are not sure how six U.S. border agents became ill after inspecting a vehicle at a crossing in northern New York, The Associated Press reports. The officer became ill Saturday morning while examining a 2002 BMW at the Champlain crossing. The officers, who were decontaminated on site, have been released from…
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