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800K Pills Containing Fentanyl Seized by Mexican Army on Way to US Border
The Mexican army says a tip led to the seizure of almost 1.5 tons of meth and 328 pounds (149 kilograms) of apparent fentanyl at a checkpoint in the northern border state of Sonora.
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Man Dies After Falling From US-Mexico Border Near San Ysidro
A man died after falling from the U.S.-Mexico Border after attempting to cross into the U.S., U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Wednesday.
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CBP Halts Construction of New Border Wall in Friendship Park
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is pausing its border wall replacement project in Friendship Park, agreeing to a plea made by park supporters who wanted to negotiate assurances for public access to the park before the new walls were built.
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Countdown to Preserving Friendship Park Begins
On Wednesday night, a committee of Friendship Park stakeholders met with U.S. Customs and Border Protection representatives to discuss plans for new walls running through the historic park. Supporters want the government to halt construction for months so they can negotiate assurances for public use once the walls are built.
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Change in Plans for New Border Wall Marks Victory for Friendship Park Along US-Mexico Border
Plans for an improved border fence that would have spelled the end of Friendship Park in Imperial Beach have been adjusted, allowing friends in the U.S. and Mexico to keep embracing in person.
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Asylum Wait Lists at US Border Frustrate, Confuse Migrants
Opaque waiting lists for asylum-seekers to enter the United States at the Mexico border have carried over from the Trump administration, frustrating many migrants to the point that they cross illegally. U.S. authorities began working with advocates in late April to start accepting more migrants seeking protection in the United States. In Tijuana, one group’s waiting list soared to about...
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Migrants Are Falling Off Trump's 30-Foot Border Wall Into US and Going to the Hospital
In the El Paso sector, the Border Patrol and paramedics have responded to 229 injuries of wall crossers, including broken legs and brain and spinal injuries
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Dulzura Brush Fire 15% Contained After Burning 577 Acres Near US-Mexico Border
Five people were rescued by first responders; three, including a firefighter, were injured during the so-called ‘Border 13 Fire’ on Monday.
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Temporary Closures for Last Freeway Exits Before U.S.-Mexico Border
Cal Trans announces temporary dayside closures for the “last USA exit” ramps on I-805 and 5 this week.
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1 Dead, 1 Rescued From Waters Between US-Mexico Border
San Diego Fire-Rescue crews were responding to a rescue in the waters near the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday morning.
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Court Ruling to Maintain Title 42 Extends Uneven Treatment for Asylum-Seekers
In one of the busiest corridors for illegal border crossings, Cubans, Colombians and Venezuelans are released with ease to pursue asylum in the United States. Meanwhile, Hondurans struggle to be allowed to pursue asylum after entering the country. The opposite fortunes illustrate the dual nature of border enforcement under pandemic-era limits on seeking asylum, known as Title 42 authority. President...
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WATCH: Video Shows ‘Sophisticated' Drug Smuggling Tunnel From Tijuana to San Diego
New video from the Department of Defense shows the inside of a 1,750-foot tunnel connecting a home in Tijuana, Mexico, to a warehouse in Otay Mesa in south San Diego.
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Drug Tunnel Discovered Connecting Otay Mesa Warehouse to Tijuana Home, 6 Indicted
The entrance of a “narcotics tunnel” was found at a home in Tijuana and was used to discretely cross the U.S.-Mexico border to carry out acts of organized crimes and other illicit activities, authorities in Mexico said.
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Mayor Todd Gloria, Tijuana Mayor Agree to Cross-Border Planning
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria crossed the border Wednesday to join Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero in calling for increased collaboration to address long border wait times and Tijuana River Valley pollution, among other bi-national issues.
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Higher Border Wall Resulting in More Serious Injuries: UCSD Health Study
A UC San Diego Health study released Friday found that since 2019, the number of high-severity injuries occurring at the U.S.- Mexico border wall in Southern San Diego has quintupled, which UCSD trauma physicians attribute to a height increase of the border wall.
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Biden, Mexican President Confer on Migration, Diplomacy
The White House says President Joe Biden and Mexico’s Andres Manuel López Obrador agreed in a phone call Friday to do more to promote “just, humane and effective efforts to reduce irregular migration” at the southern border. López Obrador tweeted that the nearly hourlong conversation was “cordial” and that they “spoke of issues of interest to the bilateral relationship.” The...
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Federal Judge Halts Preparations for End of US Asylum Limit
A judge has ordered a two-week halt on phasing out pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum as the Biden administration prepares for the restrictions to be fully lifted on May 23
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More Cubans Immigrating to the US by Crossing From Mexico
U.S. border authorities encountered Cubans almost 32,400 times in March, according to figures released Monday, a number that has risen sharply in recent months.
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CBP Reports More Than One Million Border Arrests Since October, Activist Says That Doesn't Reflect the Reality
A million arrests in the last six months have been reported along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a report from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). And according to one activist, the figures do not reveal the reality of the situation at the border.
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New Commercial Lanes Open at Otay Mesa Port of Entry
Local, state and binational leaders gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate the opening of seven new commercial truck lanes at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Otay Mesa Port of Entry.