Steve Neavling tickleticklethewire.com Despite a government-commissioned review recommending an end to the practice of shooting rock-throwers, Border Patrol agents may continue anyway, the Associated Press reports. CBP responded that the recommendation was “very restrictive.” The review came from the Police Executive Research Forum, a nonprofit that advises law enforcement agencies, the AP wrote. Border Patrol…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Technology glitches have delayed the federal government’s plan to place sensors along the Mexican border, Wired reports. The plan by the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection was to saturate the border with a new generation of unattended ground sensors, or UGS. Now the feds are backing…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is mired in internal dysfunction and turf battles and is unable to stem corruption within its ranks, according to an internal study, the TheDailyBeast.com reports. The website says the agency, which has about 60,000 employees, has been unable to control its disciplinary system or a culture…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ACLU filed suit against the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency over a policy prohibiting the use of cameras and video recorders near U.S. crossing points, the ACLU announced on its site Thursday. The ACLU said the policy violates the constitutional rights of citizens to take pictures. The suit alleges the…
It only makes sense to have a equipment that’s at least equal to what the bad guys have. By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press Writer SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday unveiled a prototype vessel for high-speed pursuits of smugglers ferrying people and drugs from Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean. The 43-foot…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Recession? Layoffs? Downsizing? Not here. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection became the latest federal law enforcement agency to announce a major hiring campaign. It said it hopes to fill about 11,000 law enforcement and support jobs this year. Over the weekend, the agency hosted open houses at 15…
