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Customs Inspectors Seize Cocaine-Coated Corn Flakes in Ohio
Customs authorities in Ohio say they intercepted a shipment of cereal earlier this month with a special frosting — cocaine.
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Customs Seizes Nearly $100K in Erectile Dysfunction Pills From Traveler at O'Hare
A traveler tried to illegally pass through customs at O’Hare International Airport with 3,200 erectile dysfunction tablets he said were for his friends.
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US Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Man Crossing Border into Texas
A man trying to enter the United States illegally at the Mexican border with Texas was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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US Bans Second Malaysian Palm Oil Giant Over Forced Labor
The U.S. said it will ban all shipments of palm oil from one of the world’s biggest producers after finding indicators of forced labor and other abuses on plantations feeding into the supply chains of some of America’s most famous food and cosmetic companies
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About 8,800 Unaccompanied Children Are Expelled at US Border
About 8,800 unaccompanied children have been quickly expelled from the United States along the Mexico border under a pandemic-related measure that effectively ended asylum
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Chicago CBP Officers Seize 28,000 Prohibited Coronavirus Treatment Capsules
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport seized Chinese medications on Tuesday, which falsely claim to improve COVID-19 symptoms. Officials confiscated three parcels of Lianhua Qingwen Jiaonang, a Chinese medication falsely advertising to treat the coronavirus. Each parcel contained 9,600 capsules for a total of 28,000. The domestic cost of the medication equates to $28,797. Though…
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CBP Officer Admits to Using Unreasonable Force at Port of Entry
The former officer pleaded guilty to deprivation of rights under the color of law, and agreed to resign from the agency and surrender his security license
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Congolese Woman, 41, Dies After Entering US Border Custody
A 41-year-old Congolese asylum seeker died Wednesday in U.S. government custody shortly after she entered a border station in South Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday.
CBP says the woman, who the agency did not identify, had arrived at an official port of entry in Laredo, Texas, early Tuesday afternoon.
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Letter: Officers Felt Unsafe Enacting Trump Asylum Crackdown
U.S. border officers charged with turning away asylum seekers under Trump administration policy accused their leadership of misleading the public and disregarding concerns for their own safety, according to documents released to The Associated Press. A March 2019 letter sent to the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection demanded that he intervene to ensure the agency’s front-line employees...
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ACLU Sues CBP Over ‘Highly Secretive' Teams Detaining Travelers
The American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups sued Customs and Border Protection Wednesday to release records concerning units they say are deployed at airports to “target, detain and interrogate innocent travelers.”
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In Reversal, Border Agents Allow Sick 7-Year-Old to Enter US
A 7-year-old child who is unable to contain her own waste due to a congenital illness and who had been refused entry to the United States three times was finally allowed into the country Tuesday, after U.S. border agents exempted her and her mother from the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy. The reversal came after U.S. Customs and...
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Report: Teen Who Died in US Custody Unresponsive for Hours
A flu-ridden 16-year-old from Guatemala writhed in agony inside a U.S. Border Patrol cell and collapsed on the floor where he lay for several hours before he was found dead, according to video released Thursday that further calls into question the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrant families....
...The footage published by ProPublica shows the last hours of Carlos Hernandez Vasquez, who...
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Asylum Seekers Jam US Border Crossings to Evade Trump Policy
For months, asylum seekers have been prohibited from filing claims at U.S. border crossings under a much-criticized Trump administration policy....
...Now some are sprinting down vehicle lanes or renting cars to try to make it inside the U.S. Officials say the migrants’ efforts are causing traffic delays at Arizona crossings, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials barricading car lanes for...