Smugglers use portable ramp to jump border fence – Homeland Security Newswire
Drug smugglers along the U.S.-Mexico border are relying on increasingly more innovative ways to bypass additional security measures deployed along the southern border.
Senators Seek to Extend Port Security Programs – GSN News
A pair of U.S. senators on Thursday unveiled legislation to renew programs aimed at thwarting potential transfers of weapons of mass destruction and other illicit cargo through U.S. seaports.
FDA says border check system back on track – NextGov
A system to aid the examination of food and drug imports will be running nationwide by the end of this year after a software glitch held it up for months, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg told Congress on Wednesday.
Drug cartels seek to exploit corrupt federal agents (4/11/11) — GovExec.com It’s not clear when Louis Enrique Ramirez took his first bribe. In the summer of 2005, the former customs inspector apparently began cutting deals with smugglers to allow undocumented immigrants as well as the occasional load of drugs across the Southwest border from Mexico […]
Federal court upholds ruling against Arizona immigration law – Homeland Security Newswire
Yesterday, a federal appeals court ruled against the controversial Arizona immigration law stating that it was a violation of the constitution.
US blocks 350 suspected terrorists from planes – MSNBC
The U.S. government has prevented more than 350 people suspected of ties to al-Qaida and other terrorist groups from boarding U.S.-bound commercial flights since the end of 2009, The Associated Press has learned.
Since the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) challenging early days, when I served as Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security, we have made progress towards better border security. While this progress should be noted, without a doubt, more needs to be accomplished. Here are three priorities on which we should focus our border control efforts, foremost among them, a visa exit system.
CBP Re-Examines Manpower Needs At US Ports Of Entry – HSToday
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has made recent advances in deploying new infrastructure and technology at US ports of entry, but it has struggled with the staffing levels at those ports, acknowledged the CBP deputy in charge of port operations Tuesday.
Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border – Wired Threat Level
The authorities may seize laptops, cameras and other digital devices at the U.S. border without a warrant, and scour through them for days hundreds of miles away, a federal appeals court ruled.
Lawmakers Seek Extension Of National Guard Border Security Operation – HSToday
Ten Republican lawmakers wrote to President Barack Obama Friday to request the extension of the National Guard’s support mission along the US southwest border.
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