US Customs

March 06March 06
Trump administration to send approximately 160 troops to southern border as it awaits asylum policy ruling
- National
(CNN) — The Trump administration is deploying troops to the southern border as a result of uncertainty over the future of one of its key asylum policies, US Customs and Border Protection announced Friday. Last week, a federal appeals court blocked the so-called “Remain in Mexico” policy, which requires migrants to wait in Mexico until their […]
December 06December 06
Guatemalan boy who died in federal custody was on the floor for hours before anyone found him, video shows
- Entertainment
A sick Guatemalan boy who died in government custody was lying on the floor for hours before someone found him dead, a video first obtained by ProPublica shows. The boy, identified by a US Customs and Border Protection official as Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez, 16, died on May 20 at a Border Patrol station in Weslaco, Texas, days after he crossed […]
October 22October 22
Border agents apprehend over $4M worth of narcotics in less than a week
- Entertainment
More than $4 million worth of illegal narcotics were seized by border patrol agents on two separate occasions last week. According to a press release from US Customs, the first bust happened in Kingsville, Thursday morning, Oct. 17. An S.U.V. was referred to secondary inspection after K-9 alert. They found about 75 pounds of methamphetamine […]
September 03September 03
Harvard student previously denied entry into US is now on campus for classes
- Entertainment
The Harvard University student who was previously denied entry to the United States is now on campus for the school’s 2019 academic year, Harvard spokeswoman Rachael Dane said. US Customs and Border Protection previously said Ismail Ajjawi was “deemed inadmissible to the United States based on information discovered during the CBP inspection.” In a statement […]