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Scanners that spot smuggled fentanyl at the border sit unused because Congress hasn't provided the cash to install them
Customs and Border Protection has spent millions on the most up-to-date high-tech scanners to spot fentanyl crossing the southern U.S. border, but many scanners are sitting in warehouses unused because Congress hasn’t appropriated funds to install them.
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Activist calls for change after nearly a dozen people fall from US—Mexico border fence
Ten people got hurt as they climbed over the fence. The Mexican consulate confirmed the injured were from Central America
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10 people injured after falling from US-Mexico border fence near Tijuana: SDFD
Ten people have been hospitalized after falling from the border fence near the Tijuana River Valley on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
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Lack of funding closing San Diego County's migrant center, organizers say
SBCS formerly known as South Bay Community Services could be shutting their doors soon unless they receive more funding.
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Anti-climbing device added atop border fence in Friendship Park
There are growing concerns about the safety of the new border fence in Friendship Park after an anti-climbing device has been added to the top.
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‘Take Our Border Back' convoy holds rally in San Ysidro
A group of people held an event in San Ysidro near the U.S.-Mexico border on Saturday to voice their opposition to illegal immigration.
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Biden says he would shut down border ‘right now' if Congress sends him deal to sign
President Joe Biden is bidding to salvage a border deal in Congress that also would unlock money for Ukraine.
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Biden is asking for Mexican help to stop the record surge of migrants. Here's what Mexico wants in return.
Mexico brings major leverage to negotiations, as Biden needs Mexican help to fix a problem that is driving down his poll numbers, said three U.S. officials
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The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement
Arrests for illegal crossings into the U.S. from Mexico fell to about 2,500 on Monday, down from more than 10,000 on several days in December, according to U.S. authorities.
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Largest migrant caravan in more than a year headed to US
At around 6,000 people, the migrant caravan that set out Sunday was the largest one since June 2022, when a similarly sized group departed Tapachula.
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Despite storms, hundreds of migrants cross US—Mexico border into San Diego every day
The San Diego Sector of the Border Patrol issued a warning on Wednesday to migrants considering crossing the border about the dangers posed by inclement weather throughout San Diego County. Still, smuggling organizations continue to guide migrants through some of the county’s most arduous environments.
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Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh major asylum limits
Hundreds of dates are written on concrete-filled steel columns erected along the U.S. border with Mexico to memorialize when the Border Patrol has repaired illicit openings in the would-be barriers.
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$10M worth of cocaine, meth hidden in vats of jalapeño paste seized in San Diego
Hundreds of packages of hard narcotics, worth more than $10 million, were found in a shipment of jalapeño paste by the U.S.—Mexico border in San Diego last week, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
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County Supervisors approve $3M more in federal funding for asylum seeker transitional center
An additional $3 million in federal funding was approved this week to continue funding an asylum-seeker transitional center.
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County Supervisors to decide on $3M more for migrant processing center
The County Board of Supervisors authorized $3 million in emergency funding to open the shelter to handle the influx of migrants arriving in San Diego since September. Now, some are asking for $3 million more.
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Asylum seekers without sponsors may end up living on San Diego's streets
Various non-profit organizations like Catholic Charities have stepped up to help house asylum seekers who arrive in San Diego without sponsors but due to the volume of people in need, their support can only go so far.
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Migrant smuggler admits to sexually assaulting teenage girl en route to US
A man pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Thursday to human smuggling charges, which included admissions to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old undocumented migrant he was bringing into the United States.
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Venezuelans become largest nationality to illegally cross US-Mexico border as September numbers surge
Venezuela plunged into a political, economic and humanitarian crisis over the last decade, pushing more than 7 million people to leave
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Biden reaches agreement with migrants separated from their families under Trump
A settlement was reached between the Biden administration and more than 4,000 migrants who were separated from their families at the US-Mexico border Monday.
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Calif. will give some Mexican residents near the border in-state community college tuition
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Friday to make low-income Mexican residents living near the border eligible for in-state tuition rates at certain community colleges.