Border Control
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 06:40
A By the Numbers Recap of recent happenings in Latin America
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 11:13
Recognizing the country could serve as a model for others in the region, the United States has marshalled a significant amount of resources to assist Tunisia. From FY 2011 to FY 2014, the United States provided an estimated $167 million in security assistance and has requested at least $142 million for FY 2015 and FY 2016 combined. Yet, the United States has several challenges in effectively assisting Tunisia.
Friday, April 3, 2015 - 08:17
Mexican immigration-enforcement might keep many migrants from U.S. border this summer, but kids are still fleeing Central America.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 05:42
People living and working in Arizona and other border states told Senate lawmakers Tuesday the U.S.-Mexico boundary isn't secure.
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 07:21
The head of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) says its military forces could be at the Tajik-Afghan border within three days if a conflict broke out there. The CSTO, comprised of Tajikistan, Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, has been helping Tajikistan strengthen its defenses along the Afghan border.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 07:23
When the Texas House and Senate leaders unveiled starting point budgets in January, one of the most striking differences was how far apart the 2016-17 spending plans were on border security with the lower chamber allocating less than half the $815 million the Senate had proposed for an ongoing and evolving enforcement effort at the Mexico border.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 07:12
Moored on the U.S. side of the international boundary, the balloon is an unmanned, high-altitude sentinel carrying cameras that let U.S. Customs and Border Protection peer deep into Mexico and spot a human from 12 miles (20 kilometers) away in the dark. “This is putting long-range eyeballs at 500 to 5,000 feet that did not exist before,” said Tobin Ruff, who runs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s program for tactical aerostats, as the blimps are formally known.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 07:01
More than 24,000 women were deported from Mexico in 2014 – double the number sent home in 2013. The upsurge in child detentions was even sharper – climbing 230% to just over 23,000, Mexican interior ministry figures reveal.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:52
Authorities have gathered evidence of a militant build-up on the Afghan border with Uzbekistan, analysts said. Other reasons for beefing up border security include a big opium harvest in Afghanistan and the Uzbek presidential election in March. Yet another reason is ISIL's influence in the Middle East, Khamdamov said.
Friday, January 30, 2015 - 07:14
A new study suggests the number of guns trafficked from the United States to Mexico is higher than previously believed, underscoring the uncertainty that surrounds the cross-border weapons trade, as well as its impact on violence in Mexico.