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Couple Hoping for Thanksgiving Reunion Says Man Was Denied Entry to U.S.
A couple hoping to be reunited for the holidays in Chicago now find themselves separated by 14,000 miles after Nkosinathi Gama was barred from entering the United States last weekend. Gama and Rachel Perkins have been together for two years ever since meeting on a mission trip in southern Africa in 2018. “I fell in love with Rachel the first…
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$3.5M Worth of Fake Viagra, Nike and Gucci Seized at Calif. Port
U.S. Customs officials announced a seizure of 25,000 fake Viagra pills Tuesday at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, along with more than 5,100 pieces of apparel knockoffs of a wide range of brands including Gucci and Nike, and nearly 930 counterfeit makeup and perfume items.
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US Agents Seize Record $27M in Cash on Ship Bound for USVI
Federal authorities in Puerto Rico say they have seized $27 million in undeclared cash aboard a ship bound for the U.S. Virgin Islands
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CBP Imposes New Measures to Curb Non-Essential Travel Across US-Mexico Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced newly adopted measures that will be taken at the U.S.-Mexico border in an effort to curb non-essential travel during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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CBP Fires 4, Disciplines 65 Tied to Violent, Sexist Posts in Closed Facebook Group
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) fired four employees and disciplined 65 others following an investigation into alleged violent and sexist posts submitted in closed Facebook groups, the agency confirmed Thursday.
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20,000 Pounds of Smuggled Meat Products Seized in Long Beach Port
Between April 6 and June 6, agents assigned to the LA/Long Beach Seaport intercepted 19,555 pounds of prohibited pork, chicken, beef and duck products arriving from China, authorities said Friday. Most of the animal products were commingled in boxes of headphones, door locks, kitchenware, LCD tablets, trash bags, swim fins, cell phone covers, plastic cases and household goods “in a…
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Strict US Border Policy May Remain as Virus Eases, Official Says
A Trump administration official says a policy of stricter border enforcement imposed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak may have to stay in place even as the virus begins to ebb in the U.S. and life in the country starts to return to normal.
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US Border Clampdown Forces Venezuelan Teen Into Mexico Alone
A Venezuelan teenager has been forced back to Mexico by U.S. government authorities who denied her claims that she was fleeing political repression and violence, even after they accepted the same claims from her father.
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Customs and Border Protection Officers Now Protected From Disclosing Information to Public
The Trump Administration has quietly designated U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Protection as a “security agency,” a move that will make it harder for the public to access certain documents and information on border enforcement and policies.