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A Customs and Border Protection “Industry Day” deck also asks for drones, seismic sensors, and tech that can see through walls.
Agents are arresting immigrants in cities such as Los Angeles and New York. Their expanding reach has sparked concern in law enforcement and immigrant communities.
Elpidio Reyna of Compton was taken into custody at the US-Mexico border on Wednesday, July 23 following his surrender negotiated by FBI agents who had been looking for him since he fled to Mexico in June.
At the northern border, Border Patrol agents continue to arrest Iranians and weapons traffickers and are helping seize record amounts of fentanyl.
US Customs and Border Protection seized nearly 300 pounds of methamphetamine that was hidden in a shipment of solar panels, the agency announced. Officers intercepted the illicit, faux-green shipment at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday morning — and trolled the unidentified drug traffickers on social media.
Yuma Border Patrol confirmed the proposed National Defense Area will span much of the city’s east side, with military support en route to patrol the area.
The mother of a passenger killed in a car crash that happened as the driver fled a Border Patrol agent in Otay Mesa is suing the federal government, alleging the agent was reckless in chasing the
Federal agents removed crew members from Victory Cruise Lines, Viking, and Pearl Seas vessels as part of an undisclosed operation in the Great Lakes region, according to USA Today.