Border Control
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 00:00
Texas Parks and Wildlife spokesman Mike Cox said the wardens were treated and released at a local hospital after being hit by "several large jagged rocks" hurled from the other side.
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 00:00
Officials released only sketchy details of the incident, which began when officials spotted a suspicious vehicle on the U.S. side of the river along with two boats believed to belong to a drug cartel.
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 00:00
The initial problem stemmed from CBP's conducting its own probes of officers accused of taking money, sex and other bribes from Mexican drug cartels.
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 00:00
It came in the form of monetary bribes, sexual favours and other methods to encourage border agents to assist drug traffickers, those involved in smuggling undocumented immigrants, or to ignore their activity.
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 00:00
The DHS inspector general's office has 267 active investigations of CBP employees who have been accused or suspected of corruption.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 00:00
The central question - Is the border secure? - lies at the heart of an open-ended political stalemate over comprehensive immigration reform.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 00:00
Canseco, whose congressional district includes 800 miles of U.S.-Mexico border, has planned a news conference today on the steps of the Texas Capitol in Austin.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 10:55
The Center for International Policy's TransBorder Project is pleased to share its new report "Policy on the Edge: Failures of Border Security and New Directions for Border Control." This new International Policy Report discusses the un
Friday, May 27, 2011 - 00:00
The 12 people aboard the inaugural run Tuesday of the bus tour called "Border Crisis: Fact and Fiction" were given a chance to form their own opinions about the U.S. border region.
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 00:00
It's just one more method in a smuggling portfolio that appears to be expanding as pressure increases on the ground from American law enforcement.