Border Control
Monday, May 12, 2014 - 06:55
La acción denominada Ágata 8 está en marcha a lo largo de las fronteras de Brasil con diez países sudamericanos, donde patrullan unos 30.000 soldados.
Monday, May 12, 2014 - 06:09
Much of the border is Amazon jungle that is hard to patrol and notoriously porous, allowing undocumented immigrants easy access to the country.
Monday, May 12, 2014 - 06:01
It found the preponderance of official inaction to be damning, a sign that the complaint system was an “ornamental component” of Customs and Border Protection “that carries no real weight in how the agency functions”.
Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 17:49
They reportedly agreed to solve the issue of demarcation and delimitation of the common border in order to avoid border incidents in the future.
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 15:21
This week Venezuelan and Mexican security forces came under fire for human rights abuses, Guatemala considered legalizing poppy and marijuana and Argentina said it was going to ramp up cooperation with the DEA due to increased drug trafficking in the country. Here's a roundup of these stories and other highlights from around the region this week.
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 07:22
One day after at least 25 people were injured in a clash between villagers in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, officials in both countries described the situation along their common border as "tense" but stable.
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 06:19
They are in the early stages but discussions are taking place about Mexico setting up its own Border Patrol.
Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 07:31
The violence broke out during the evening of May 7 when an argument between residents of the Kyrgyz village of Kok-Tash and Tajik exclave of Vorukh turned into a stone-throwing battle.
Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 07:28
“The situation along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border is under control and reinforced patrols of Tajik and Kyrgyz border gourds and police officers have promised to prevent further escalation of clashes,” the source added.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 07:36
The climate of impunity that appears to surround Border Patrol personnel — ostensibly in the name of safeguarding the nation — has become chillier as what we call the border has expanded to encompass terrain far beyond the geographic demarcation.