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For Many Illegal Entrants Into U.S., a Particularly Inhospitable First Stop - NYTimes.com
The rise of stash houses in Texas comes as an opposite trend unfolds in parts of Southern California and Arizona, where such activity has declined
120529  mexico  bordersecurity  migration  uspolicy 
13 hours ago by isacson
Bomb in Mexico felt in Texas - San Antonio Express-News
Residents living near the Rio Grande River were awakened Thursday morning by a bomb blast across the border
120525  mexico  publicsecurity  bordersecurity 
4 days ago by isacson
Arizona is Money Laundering Hub for Mexican Cartels
The fact that more than half of the currency and less than a quarter of the drugs seized by ICE were in Arizona shows that money from other drug proceeds is likely diverted there
120523  mexico  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  bordersecurity  moneylaundering 
6 days ago by isacson
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Many of the most serious transnational criminal and terrorist threats to the United States may be more likely to exploit points of vulnerability at ports of entry (POE) and at northern and coastal borders, rather than to risk entry across the Southwest border
120521  mexico  bordersecurity  uspolicy  [x]uscongressdocument 
10 days ago by isacson
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DHS transitioned at the end of fiscal year 2010 from using operational control as its goal and outcome measure for border security to using an interim measure of apprehensions on the southwest border
120521  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  [x]uscongressdocument 
10 days ago by isacson
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The 2012 Strategic Plan, applying the principles of risk management, sets a strong foundation for the continued evolution of the Border Patrol
120521  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  [x]usgovtdocument 
10 days ago by isacson
Corruption flows freely along US-Mexico border - U.S. - Stripes
Last year, black sedans and hatchbacks loaded with federal agents poured into Columbus, a town of 2,000 people, arresting the mayor, the police chief, a city trustee and nine others
120515  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  corruption 
14 days ago by isacson
Border Patrol Gets First New Strategy in 8 Years - ABC News
The new strategy draws on intelligence to identify repeat crossers and to try to determine why they keep coming
120508  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
21 days ago by isacson
El Universal - Nación - Nuevos ‘guardias’ de EU en frontera con México
Los drones que están apoyando las labores de la Patrulla Fronteriza han tenido resultados que les permiten mejorar las investigaciones en términos de modus operandi, rutas, miembros, equipo, armas, intervenciones
120504  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
25 days ago by isacson
BBC News - Two charged after illegal immigrants found in Texas houses
It follows the discovery of 115 people locked inside three small houses in Edinburg, close to the Mexican border
120504  mexico  bordersecurity  migration 
25 days ago by isacson
It's time to see border as asset
In Arizona politics, it is not popular to talk about the good things associated with the Arizona-Mexico border
120503  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
26 days ago by isacson
México lamenta decisión de justicia de EEUU de exonerar a agente que mató a joven mexicano | Mundo | LA TERCERA
México "lamenta profundamente y expresa su más enérgico rechazo a la  decisión anunciada hoy por el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos"
120501  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  humanrights 
28 days ago by isacson
EU exonera a agente que mató a joven mexicano en 2010
Las imágenes del video muestran que el agente de la CBP disparó a Hernández Güereca en momentos que los testigos vieron a varias personas lanzar piedras al agente
120430  mexico  bordersecurity  uspolicy  humanrights 
29 days ago by isacson
Sicilia anuncia Caravana por la Paz en EU para el 12 de agosto
El poeta y activista dijo que comenzará en la frontera entre Tijuana y San Diego, para después ir a California, Texas, Arizona, Chicago, Nueva York y Washington DC
120424  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  civilsocietypeacemovement 
5 weeks ago by isacson
Latin American Herald Tribune - Greater Vigilance Along Border Has Not Improved Security
Both groups emphasized the importance of the debate over the situation along the border in a year when both the United States and Mexico will hold presidential elections
120420  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  migration 
5 weeks ago by isacson
U.S.-Mexico Border Build-Up Found Excessive - IPS ipsnews.net
"The threats that actually exist don't justify them, and the side effects – among them a severe humanitarian toll on migrants – are mounting," the report said
120420  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  migration 
5 weeks ago by isacson
National Guard withdrawing 900 troops from U.S.-Mexico border - BostonHerald.com
The 19-month deployment of 1,200 National Guard troops on the southwest border has hurt recruiting efforts and threatened to strain diplomatic relations with Mexico, Brian J. Lepore, a director at the U.S. Government and Accountability Office, told a House homeland security subcommittee
120420  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
5 weeks ago by isacson
Special Report: Brazil's gringo problem: its borders | Reuters
Brazil's economic rise is forcing it to deal with a problem it long regarded as the sole concern of rich countries like the United States: the need to secure its borders and slow down a flood of drugs, illegal immigrants and other contraband
120416  brazil  bordersecurity  publicsecurity  narcotrafficking 
6 weeks ago by isacson
Texas lawmaker: U.S.-Mexico border's no war zone | Nation | News from Fort Worth, Dallas...
"I think we invaded Mexico for a lot less than this back when Pancho Villa was down there," he said. "So it's something we need to talk to our friends in Mexico about"
120413  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
6 weeks ago by isacson
'Brazil to Conduct Joint Border Operation with Venezuela'
It is possible that rather than deploying troops, Brazil may deploy increased radar and satellite surveillance along the Venezuela frontier
120412  brazil  venezuela  bordersecurity  defensecooperation 
6 weeks ago by isacson
México: hallan subterránero con aeronave ultraliegera armas y drogas - ABC Color
Una aeronave ultraligera, drogas y armas pertenecientes presuntamente al cartel del capo Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán fueron descubiertos en un subetrráneo en la ciudad de Mexicali (noroeste) , frontera con Estados Unidos
120410  mexico  bordersecurity  narcotrafficking 
7 weeks ago by isacson
Dos mil militares rastrean la zona fronteriza en Táchira - Nacional y Política - EL UNIVERSAL
Luego del asesinato de los dos efectivos militares ocurrido en la población de Rubio el pasado 10 de marzo, las Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales desplegaron unos dos mil funcionarios
120316  colombia  venezuela  c-relationswithvenezuela  bordersecurity 
10 weeks ago by isacson
The Daily Nightly - Debate rages over Mexico 'spillover violence' in U.S.
All three ranchers scoffed at claims from Washington that crime along the U.S. side of the Mexican border has dropped dramatically and that the area is safer than ever
120316  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
10 weeks ago by isacson
Venezuela to deploy 15,000 troops to borders - KansasCity.com
Gen. Henry Rangel Silva told the state-run Venezuelan News Agency that the troops will spread out along Venezuela's borders with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana
120316  venezuela  bordersecurity 
10 weeks ago by isacson
Border Lines: Outsourced Border Security in Perry's Texas
Since 2006 ALIS functioned as the hidden force behind virtually all non-federal border-security operations in Texas
120312  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  mercenariesandcontractors 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Border progress doesn’t fit view of Gov. Brewer, border, law, illegal - Opinion - YumaSun
Those of us who live in the Yuma aren't 3,000 miles away and we can vouch for the improvement in border security
120308  mexico  bordersecurity  uspolicy 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Arizona Gov. Brewer Blasts Feds on Immigration at Border Expo | Fox News Latino
She said Washington's "abdication of responsibility is the overarching outrage of American illegal immigration crisis"
120308  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Border chief says new strategy focuses on risks
Details of the Border Patrol's new strategic plan were still being finalized and that the plan won't be made public for about another two months
120308  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Grenades, gunfire prompt closure of Eagle Pass bridges - Houston Chronicle
Authorities in Eagle Pass shut down the two international bridges there Tuesday night after shootouts in its sister city of Piedras Negras
120308  mexico  publicsecurity  bordersecurity 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Arizona Governor Blasts Feds Over Immigration Woes - ABC News
"America's failure to understand this problem at a national level and to deal with it has haunted borders like mine for decades," she said
120307  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
11 weeks ago by isacson
AL DÍA:Traveling the Texas-Mexico Border « Mexico Institute
If there is an area of Mexico teetering on the border of failure it could well be Tamaulipas
120306  mexico  publicsecurity  bordersecurity 
12 weeks ago by isacson
Along Mexico border, drug taint on politicians lingers - World Wires - MiamiHerald.com
Prosecutors have issued court orders barring three former governors of Tamaulipas — all from the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI in its Spanish initials — from leaving Mexico while an investigation of their alleged underworld ties unfolds
120305  mexico  bordersecurity  politicsandsecurity  corruption 
12 weeks ago by isacson
Shootout erupts across Rio Grande - Houston Chronicle
U.S. Border Patrol agents near Rio Grande City exchanged gunfire this week with men on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande during a $3 million marijuana seizure
120305  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  narcotrafficking 
12 weeks ago by isacson
Drug tunnel found in Nogales
The tunnel was 110 feet long and stretched from a front yard in a residential area in Nogales on the Sonoran side of the border to an opening found in an embankment next to a private parking lot east of downtown Nogales on the Arizona side
120302  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
12 weeks ago by isacson
Texas "gunboats" to patrol Rio Grande border with Mexico - chicagotribune.com
Texas unveiled the second of six new 'interceptor' gunboats on Thursday, similar to Navy swift boats that plied the rivers of Vietnam
120302  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
12 weeks ago by isacson
DPS adds boat to border arsenal - Houston Chronicle
Funded by federal Homeland Security Grants and the Texas Legislature, each $580,000, 34-foot, "shallow water interceptor" will be manned by members of the new Highway Patrol Tactical Marine Unit
120302  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
12 weeks ago by isacson
U.S. News - 'Don't mess with Texas,' proclaims new Rio Grande gunboat fleet
The vessels, which are similar to U.S. Navy gunboats used in rivers during the Vietnam War and are capable of operating in as little as 2 feet of water, are scheduled to launch in March
120229  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
AL DÍA:Traveling the Texas-Mexico Border « Mexico Institute
It is hard to escape the conclusion that the border is not a good place to try to stop the illegal drug trade
120228  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  narcotrafficking 
february 2012 by isacson
Jan Brewer on Mexico: Run by Drug Cartels, Full of 'Illegal People' | Swampland | TIME.com
Brewer paints a picture of Mexico as a chaotic dystopia, a source of torture and prostitution, where “illegal people,” a phrase many Latinos see as pejorative, are preyed upon by drug dealers
120228  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Nogales, Mexico - A Few Steps, and a Whole World Away - NYTimes.com
Some masterpieces are unintentional, the result of a freakish accident or an explosive act of sheer weirdness, and the fence that divides Nogales, Ariz., from Nogales, Mexico, is one of them
120224  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
El Paso residents accustomed to gunfire in Mexico - Boston.com
Though it is across the border from one of the deadliest cities in the hemisphere, El Paso is one of the safest cities in the U.S.
120223  mexico  bordersecurity  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Chile: frontera con Perú cerrada al menos 72 horas por presencia de minas
Chile mantendrá cerrada su frontera con Perú al menos 72 horas más, luego de que el lunes una torrencial lluvia desenterrara y desplazara minas antipersonales y antitanques hasta la ruta internacional que une ambos países
120222  chile  peru  bordersecurity  landmines 
february 2012 by isacson
AL DÍA: Two Weeks, Two Countries, and 800 Miles of the Texas-Mexico Border « Mexico Institute
There is not doubt that the Border Patrol sees itself as the front line of U.S. defenses, but the El Paso sector looked pretty sleepy compared to the hotbed of migrant activity it was five or ten years ago
120222  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  [x]ngodocument 
february 2012 by isacson
The Falklands/Malvinas — too long a handy distraction - latimes.com
The destiny of geography should answer the sovereignty question with a new Falklands: a truly South American nation. Albeit the tiniest one of all
120221  argentina  europesrole  bordersecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
U.S. tightens grip on remote Mexico border areas - chicagotribune.com
The efforts to tighten security at smaller border cities
like Douglas, which has around 17,000 residents, is coupled with
moves to crack down on smuggling in some of the loneliest spaces
120217  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
US disregards Argentine claim of UK’s Falklands’ and South Atlantic ‘militarization’ — MercoPress
US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said the US “has no concerns” about the alleged ‘militarization’ of the South Atlantic which was denounced by Argentina last week
120216  argentina  bordersecurity  europesrole  uspolicy 
february 2012 by isacson
'No comparison' between RGV, Tamps. security | mcallen, rgv, security - McAllen chief - TheMonitor.com
Days after the U.S. State Department discouraged non-essential travel to Tamaulipas and other parts of Mexico, the president of the federation of chambers of commerce in the border state issued his own statement
120215  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Middle East terror group cited as reason to put armed volunteer unit on Arizona-Mexico border Arizona Capitol Times
“We are being invaded by criminals who have formed alliances with mid-eastern terrorists who use violence in the most evil of ways to intimidate, control and protect their drug-human smuggling multi-billion dollar business,” said Sen. Sylvia Allen
120215  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  terrorism 
february 2012 by isacson
State shouldn't fund questionable border militia
Yes, it's always helpful to have more armed and slightly trained people on the border. This is just what the border needs
120214  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Military to bolster presence on border
The announcement comes after an expected drawdown of ground troops and increased air surveillance announced in December
120210  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  civilmilitaryrelations 
february 2012 by isacson
Border Patrol and Department of Defense Join Forces - CBP.gov
Communities in southern Arizona and southern New Mexico should expect to see additional military personnel, vehicles and equipment traveling throughout the border region in the near future
120210  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  civilmilitaryrelations 
february 2012 by isacson
Hugo Chavez says Venezuelan troops would fight with Argentina over Falklands - Telegraph
"I'm speaking only for Venezuela, but if it occurs to the British Empire to attack Argentina, Argentina won't be alone this time," Mr Chavez said
120206  venezuela  argentina  europesrole  bordersecurity  venezuelanforeignpolicy 
february 2012 by isacson
UK warns Argentina on cutting off the air link of Falklands with South America — MercoPress
Buenos Aires is threatening to stop a weekly flight from Punta Arenas in Chile to Port Stanley by refusing permission for it to use Argentine airspace
120203  argentina  europesrole  bordersecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Mexico’s drug cartel’s - KansasCity.com
Current enforcement approaches typically focus on chasing the contraband and the humans being smuggled, rather than stopping the enterprises behind the work
120203  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
U.S. Border officer fires gun in skirmish - chicagotribune.com
"A Border Patrol agent fired a service weapon east of Nogales while responding to illegal narcotics activity. Authorities are investigating claims that at least one subject was injured," the statement said
120201  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Perú y Ecuador se reunieron para reforzar seguridad fronteriza | El Comercio Perú
Mandos militares y policiales del Perú y Ecuador se reunieron este lunes en Quito a fin de coordinar y reforzar medidas conjuntas de seguridad
120131  ecuador  peru  defensecooperation  bordersecurity 
january 2012 by isacson
Border Lines: The Fantasy of Fantastic Border Security -- Drones to the Rescue
One problem with the force-multiplier argument for border drone deployment is that DHS has never provided any data to support the assertion. The other main problem is that DHS probably cannot supply this supporting data because it is simply not true
120131  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
january 2012 by isacson
Border Patrol says illegal crossers boarded plane
The pilot was apparently trying to avoid Border Patrol checkpoints on highways that run through California's Imperial Valley
120125  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  migration 
january 2012 by isacson
'Blind mules' unknowingly ferry drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border - CNN.com
The blind mules had a few things in common: The bags were all secured the same way, each contained roughly the same amount of marijuana, and most of those caught drove a Ford
120124  mexico  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  bordersecurity 
january 2012 by isacson
Playing Tough | Opinion Blog | dallasnews.com
Is it possible to slam shut a revolving door?
120119  mexico  uspolicy  migration  bordersecurity 
january 2012 by isacson
Bolivia pide a Chile retirar enmallado en poblados fronterizos
Bolivia solicitó a Chile "desmontar" una cerca que divide poblados fronterizos alegando que "no contribuye al desarrollo de las políticas de buena vecindad"
111208  bolivia  chile  diplomaticrelations  bordersecurity 
december 2011 by isacson
National Guard deployment on U.S.-Mexico border has mixed results - The Washington Post
While citizens might imagine the National Guard patrolling the muddy cane breaks along the Rio Grande in search of drug cartel incursions, many of the troops instead serve as stationary observers, a kind of neighborhood watch with M-16s
111206  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
december 2011 by isacson
PROMISES, PROMISES: Securing US Border Impossible : NPR
A border that is sealed off to all illegal immigrants and drugs flowing north is a promise none of them could keep
111206  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
december 2011 by isacson
'No a bloqueos de las trochas' | ELESPECTADOR.COM
Para frenar el contrabando, varios pasos transfronterizos fueron bloqueados por las autoridades ecuatorianas
111205  colombia  ecuador  bordersecurity  c-relationswithecuador 
december 2011 by isacson
Historic Drug Bust Highlights Underground Network : NPR
It definitely is the most elaborate and sophisticated tunnel that we have ever seen here in the California-Mexico border region
111205  mexico  narcotrafficking  bordersecurity 
december 2011 by isacson
Republicans Want a Fence on the Border. Big Mistake. - Print View - The Daily Beast
An experienced war reporter visits Laredo, Texas, and finds a city at peace
111202  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
december 2011 by isacson
Latest drug tunnel, pot seizures may reflect rise of Sinaloa cartel - latimes.com
Mexico's most powerful organized crime group, the Sinaloa drug cartel, has increased its control of Baja California, where the once powerful Arellano Felix drug cartel has been largely dismantled
111201  mexico  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
december 2011 by isacson
BBC News - Tijuana drug tunnel linked Mexico to US
"It is clearly the most sophisticated tunnel that we have found in the last five years, perhaps ever," a US police spokeswoman in San Diego said
111201  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  narcotrafficking  video 
december 2011 by isacson
Major US-Mexico border tunnel highlights seasonal trend in increasingly popular smuggling tack - The Washington Post
For three years, authorities have found sophisticated tunnels on the U.S.-Mexico border shortly before the winter holidays
111201  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  narcotrafficking 
december 2011 by isacson
The Daily Nightly - Patrolling 'smugglers' alley' by air along the Rio Grande
Well-worn trails and a narrowing of the river have made this area a favorite for Mexican drug traffickers
111130  mexico  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  bordersecurity  video 
november 2011 by isacson
Why China and Mexico matter - Salon.com
The future of America will depend to a considerable degree on developments in China and Mexico. But we Americans cannot settle on the right answers until we start asking the right questions
111130  mexico  uspolicy  chineseforeignpolicy  bordersecurity  [x]ngodocument 
november 2011 by isacson
Border lands need not become criminal havens - Houston Chronicle
Having areas along the border that are off-limits to law enforcement yet open to lawbreakers - who have no concern for the environment or endangered species - makes no sense
111130  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
november 2011 by isacson
Authorities discover another border drug-smuggling tunnel in San Diego - The Washington Post
“It is clearly the most sophisticated, major tunnel that we have found in the last five years, perhaps ever”
111130  mexico  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
november 2011 by isacson
Horse sense on the border pays off – USATODAY.com
The horses are the latest salvo in a back-and-forth chess match between drug cartels and smugglers on one side of the border and U.S. law enforcement on the other
111128  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
november 2011 by isacson
Mexican trucker to be sentenced for role in 2 major drug tunnels found on US-Mexico border - The Washington Post
Prosecutors tied him to two tunnels that linked warehouses in San Diego and Tijuana last November
111128  mexico  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  bordersecurity 
november 2011 by isacson
Mexican Drug Cartels Are a Growing Force in New Mexico | Fox News Latino
Echoing complaints made by authorities in other border towns, law enforcement authorities say that Mexico drug cartels are a growing force in northern New Mexico
111122  mexico  publicsecurity  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
november 2011 by isacson
PhotoBlog - Documenting the border fence between Mexico and the U.S.
For many Americans who live near it, the fence, which covers 649 miles of the nearly 2,000-mile-long international border, speaks only of the failure of politics
111121  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity 
november 2011 by isacson
Traffickers, migrants use cell phones along U.S.-Mexico border | Fox News Latino
The use of cell phones has facilitated the illegal activities of immigrant smugglers as well as the work of activists and academics to benefit immigrants
111121  mexico  migration  bordersecurity 
november 2011 by isacson
Border Patrol: Advocacy groups say jailed agent targeted - El Paso Times
On Oct. 20, U.S. District Judge Alia Moses Ludham sentenced Diaz to 24 months in prison for depriving a 15-year-old Mexican citizen of his constitutional rights under color of law
111031  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  humanrights 
october 2011 by isacson
Fence, Surveillance & Troops Lead to Drop in Apprehensions in El Paso, Border Patrol Says | Fox News Latino
Border Patrol officials say that in 2005 more than 120,000 undocumented immigrants were caught in the in the sector; in 2007, 75,464 apprehension were made. Last year, there were 12,251 arrests
111028  mexico  uspolicy  bordersecurity  migration 
october 2011 by isacson
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