Border Control
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 00:00
Many of the most serious transnational criminal and terrorist threats to the United States may be more likely to exploit points of vulnerability at ports of entry (POE) and at northern and coastal borders, rather than to risk entry across the Southwest bo
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 00:00
Last year, black sedans and hatchbacks loaded with federal agents poured into Columbus, a town of 2,000 people, arresting the mayor, the police chief, a city trustee and nine others.
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 00:00
Guatemala announced it will deploy nearly 300 members of special operations force the Kaibiles to its northern border with Mexico, even though the unit has a troubled history of ties to the Zetas.
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 00:00
A total of 32 tons of monomethylamine, a chemical used to produce synthetic drugs, were seized aboard a ship that arrived from China, the Mexican Navy Secretariat said.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 00:00
The new strategy draws on intelligence to identify repeat crossers and to try to determine why they keep coming.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 00:00
Over the past three years, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has dedicated historic
levels of personnel, technology, and resources in support of our border security efforts and
accomplishments.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 00:00
GAO's prior work has highlighted progress and challenges in various areas related to Border Patrol’s implementation of its 2004 National Strategy, which could provide insights as Border Patrol transitions to its 2012 Strategic Plan.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 00:00
The U.S. border in 2012 is a very different place than it was in the mid-1990s when the former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) developed the core of the current U.S. Border Patrol strategy.
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 00:00
The lawyer for a U.S. Border Patrol agent charged in Mexico in the shooting death of a teenager along the Rio Grande is rebuffing calls from a Mexican government official that he be sent to there for trial.
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 00:00
A new report offers an on-the-ground picture of the Border Patrol’s operations in southern Arizona, and their efforts to contain the flood of migrants -- who are increasingly used to carry drugs -- crossing the border from Mexico.