The Latest Breaking News from Customs and Border Protection

US Homeland Security staff accuse leadership of turning ‘blind eye’ to Gaza

An open letter from Homeland Security employees blasts agency heads for ‘minimising the ongoing atrocities’ in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2023

U.S. Closes Ports of Entry to Free up Personal and Redirect Them to Deal With Surge of Migrants

The most recent case is that of Lukeville, Arizona, and Sonoyta, Mexico, an area where crossings have recently increased

Latin Times · Dec 11, 2023

US border officials are closing a remote Arizona crossing because of overwhelming migrant arrivals

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it will temporarily close south and northbound traffic to vehicle and pedestrians at the remote Lukeville, Arizona border crossing with Mexico

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced a new government-wide strategy that will target not only fentanyl but precursor materials used to make the synthetic opioid

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

Giraffe poop seized at airport from passenger who had strange plans for it

A woman on her way back from a trip to Kenya had an unusual memento from her time in Africa

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

How many people die in police custody?

Arrest-related death data is available at the federal level, but the FBI has not released data from state and local police departments.

USAFacts · Oct 5, 2023

Congressional watchdog describes border wall harm, says agencies should work together to ease damage

Congress' official watchdog says in a report that the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump toppled untold numbers of saguaro cactuses in Arizona, put endangered ocelots at risk in Texas and disturbed Native American burial grounds

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

Biden administration sued over asylum appointment app that ‘does not work’

CBP One requirement creates unlawful hurdle for migrants on app riddled with glitches and indecipherable error messages, suit says

The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2023

Republicans accused of cynical ploy in blaming fentanyl crisis on Biden

Critics say GOP leaders misrepresent asylum seekers as being behind smuggling of opioid that kills 70,000 Americans a year

The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2023

Editorial: Border Patrol's story that people didn't see what they saw at the border deserves scrutiny

In April, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the Border Patrol had turned the space between two border walls along the San Diego-Tijuana border into a de facto open-air holding cell, keeping migrants there for days without blankets, food or adequate water supplies. This contradicted rules meant to ensure humane…

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2023