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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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CBP Finds $3.9 Million Worth of Meth, Cocaine in Boulders at Tecate Crossing
Customs and Border Protection officers found 560 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine, worth nearly $4 million, cemented inside several quartz boulders at a cargo crossing at the Tecate Port of Entry near Potrero, the agency reported Tuesday.
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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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Woman Dies While Waiting to Cross Into US at San Ysidro Port of Entry
A woman died Sunday morning while waiting to cross from Tijuana into the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. According to municipal police, they received a call at around 12:20 p.m. from a family driving a California-plated car who said their relative, a woman 89-years-old, no longer had vital signs, apparently as a result of cardiac arrest….
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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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Border Patrol Remove 3 People Stuck on 30-Foot Border Fence
Three people climbed a San Diego segment of the border fence and became stuck at the top Sunday night, U.S. Border Patrol said.
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Documents Reveal Border Agents Targeted U.S. Pastor Over Caravan Marriage Ceremonies
Newly released documents show border agents began investigating an American pastor working with migrants in Tijuana in January 2019 when intelligence revealed possible evidence of marriage fraud. But the pastor said she did nothing wrong, and in the course of the investigation, border agents violated her constitutional rights. Pastor Kaji Dousa, a former pastor of the United Church in La…
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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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Chinese Migrants Paying More Money to Cross Border Illegally
The latest migrant smuggling attempt sheds light into what Chinese migrants are facing while trying to cross into the country illegally. NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas has more.
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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...
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Young US Citizen Detained at Border Gave ‘Inconsistent Info,' CBP Says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are defending the decision to detain a 9-year-old girl for more than 30 hours as they worked to verify her identification.
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Young US Citizen Detained at Border Gave ‘Inconsistent Info,' CBP Says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are defending the decision to detain a 9-year-old girl for more than 30 hours as they worked to verify her identification.
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9-Year-Old Detained by CBP for 36 Hours
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said a 9-year-old girl who was detained for 36 hours gave “inconsistent info” to officers. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda has more.
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CBP Detains US Citizen, 9, Accuses Her of Lying About Identity, Mother Says
A mother and her 9-year-old daughter were separated for 36 hours after the child fell into U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody because agents at the border didn’t believe she was who she claimed to be.
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CBP Detains US Citizen, 9, Accuses Her Lying About Identity
NBC 7’s Danica McAdam spoke with the girl’s mother after their emotional reunion in San Ysidro.
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Man Falls Off Border Wall, Seriously Injured
A man was found seriously injured behind the Gran Plaza Outlet Mall Sunday night after he fell off the border wall.