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Unrest in Mexico Triggers Texas' Border Security Plan

02/23/2009 - Large protests and a deadly shootout between Mexican armed forces and drug cartel members just across the Mexican border last week activated Texas' border security plan, which anticipates the day violence spills over the border, reports South Texas's The Monitor.
Daily Headline : Border Security

Mexican Gun Battle Caught on Film

02/20/2009 - A firefight between Mexican soldiers and drug cartel members that broke out in the border town of Reynosa on Tuesday was caught on film by Mexican broadcaster Mexicanal.
Daily Headline : Border Security

Mexico Will Not Fail, Embassy Official Says

01/29/2009 - Despite American concerns to the contrary, Mexico will not become a failed state as the government battles drug trafficking organizations, said a Mexican embassy official today.
Daily Headline : Border Security

Mexican Army Sends 2,000 Troops to Violent Juarez

01/14/2009 - As violence spirals out of control in the Mexican border town of Cuidad Juarez, the Mexican government sent 2,000 rested troops there Monday as the murder toll this year surpassed 35, according to yesterday's El Paso Times.
Legal Report: Border Security

U.S. Federal Legislation: Border Security

09/23/2008 - A bill (H.R. 2490) requiring that the government study the use of biometric technology in border security applications has been approved by the House Homeland Security Committee. The House of Representatives has agreed to consider the measure.
Daily Headline : Border Security

Government Search and Seizure Powers Have Gradually Expanded Since 9-11

09/23/2008 - The Washington Post reports that border agents, according to internal policies, used to need probable cause to search, seize, detain, and copy materials carried by travelers.
Daily Headline : Border Security

CBP Officers Seized More Than $1.3 Million in Drugs Last Week

09/02/2008 - Twelve people at two California ports of entry were arrested for alleged drug smuggling over a three-day period last week while CBP officers in Kentucky found a bag of heroin inside a woman's suit shipped from India.
Beyond Print: Border Security

Supply-Chain Security

08/26/2008 - Customs and Border Protection is having a hard time making importers comply with minimal security levels, according to a government report.
Daily Headline : Border Security

Chertoff Says Laptop Border Searches Based on Suspicion

08/08/2008 - Senator Russ Feingold charges that DHS' published policy on laptop searches states the exact opposite and says Chertoff's comments as "misleading" and "flat-out wrong."
Daily Headline : Border Security

Immigration Status Checks Required for All Federal Contractors

06/10/2008 - President Bush has signed an executive order mandating all federal contractors electronically verify that their employees are legally allowed to work in the United States.
Legal Report: Border Security

U.S. Federal Legislation: Border Security

05/28/2008 - A bill (H.R. 3916) introduced by Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) that would encourage the development of new border security technology especially with regard to unmanned aerial vehicles, technology to detect tunnels, and an anticounterfeiting program has been approved by the House Homeland Security Committee. The House of Representatives must take up the measure for it to proceed.
Intelligence: Border Security

Preventing Wrongful Deportation

05/28/2008 - The case of a mentally impaired person who was deported despite being a citizen has raised questions about the government's deportation procedures.
International: Border Security

An "Iron River of Guns" Flows South

05/27/2008 - Weapons from American gun shows and stores are showing up in Mexico's drug wars.
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