Arizona Republic: CBP’s Decision to Back Out of Job Fair Was ‘Dumb’
When it comes to dumb, divisive stunts, the case of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the University of California-Irvine deserves special recognition.
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Computer System That Checks Passengers Against Terrorism Watch Lists Goes Down
A Homeland Security computer system designed to raise red flags about airline passengers on the terrorism watch lists stopped working at five airports on Wednesday night.
Homeland Security Takes Crackdown on Drug Smuggling to the Sky
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security is taking its fight against drug smuggling to the sky. The Associated Press reports that CBP agents are using aging P-3 surveillance planes with high-tech radar to search for drug smugglers. The surveillance comes at a time when agents are finding an increasing amount of cocaine smuggling across the…
Dallas Morning News: Time to Hold Border Patrol More Accountable
By Editorial Board The Dallas Morning News Thousands of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers face a difficult mission as they work daily to halt illegal immigration and drug smuggling on America’s southern frontier. But there’s no excuse for the dozens of suspicious shootings and other abuses in recent years by minimally accountable border officers….
Is Border Patrol’s Drone Program Really Worth the Money?
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Is the Border Patrol’s use of drone worth the money? It’s a question raised and explored by a lengthy story in the Arizona Republic. The newspaper found that drones helped nab less than 3% of the drugs seized by agent over the past two fiscal years. By comparison, look at the…
Las Cruces Sun-News: Border Patrol Should Not Police Itself After So Many Fatal Shootings
By Editorial Board Las Cruces Sun-News Two years ago, a scathing independent report by law enforcement experts found that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency had failed to fully investigate all 67 uses of deadly force, including 19 killings, by its agents from January 2010 through October 2012, most occurring along the southwest border…
FBI Investigates Death of Man Shot Multiple Times with Taser at Border Crossing
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating whether CBP agents went too far when they shot a man multiple times with a Taser at a San Ysidro border crossing, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Francisco Cesena died after of cardiac arrest caused in part by multiple Taser shots after authorities said he attacked them….
Border Patrol Makes Rare Move by Firing Warning Shots from Blackhawk Helicopter
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In a rare show of force, Border Patrol agents fired warning shots from a Blackhawk helicopter to stop a panga boat that authorities suspected was smuggling drugs off the San Diego coast, the Associated Press reports. The boat was spotted by the Coast Guard, and men were spotted throwing what authorities…