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ACLU alleges abuse at US-Mexico border crossings
The Associated PressSAN DIEGO (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday that border inspectors have used excessive force and performed humiliating body searches on travelers entering the United States from Mexico. The group offered 11 examples of alleged...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Illegal Immigrants, Janet Napolitano, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice
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Detienen a joven con extinguidor relleno de droga
CALEXICO — Agentes de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP) aseguraron en la Garita Centro a un joven residente de Indio en posesión de un extinguidor, el cual iba relleno de metanfetamina. El arresto ocurrió a eso de las 4 de la tarde del pasado... -
Valley Police Beat: Body found in the All American Canal, deputy coroner says
Staff WriterCALEXICO - An autopsy is scheduled today for a man whose body was found Monday in the All American Canal, an official said. The body was found at about 9:06 a.m. by an employee of the Imperial Irrigation District at the Drop 4 location several miles east...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Mexico, Highway Transportation, Accidental Death, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Confiscan en Garita Este 7,587 libras de marihuana
CALEXICO — Elementos de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza incautaron un cargamento de 7 mil 587 libras de marihuana el pasado fin de semana en la Garita Este. Alrededor de las 8 de la noche del pasado viernes 20 de abril, los inspectores federales...
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Vista Latina: Image of Border Patrol evolving within local Latino community
Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer, Copy EditorAs a child growing up in Calexico a half-mile from the border, Daniel Navarro said Border Patrol agents were not an uncommon sight. Nor was it uncommon for family members to voice their opinions about the federal agency, he said. Although family...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Migration, Social Issues, Arts and Culture, Politics
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Voice: Port director: CBP takes complaints seriously
Port director, Calexico Port of EntryThis is in response to the Imperial Valley Press editorial “Our View: A controversial crossing experience,” published Dec. 6, 2011, which suggests that there are systematic problems at the port of entry relating to training, staffing, long...Tags: Defense, Crime, Law and Justice, National Security, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Imperial County drug seizures up in 2011
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterNearly 5 million pounds of narcotics were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agents in 2011, a 20 percent increase from last fiscal year, according to a report by the CBP. To learn more about drug seizures please buy the... -
Our View: A controversial crossing experience
In the post-9/11 world, the expectation that crossing the border is going to be without some degree of inconvenience is unrealistic. Travel through land and seaports to the United States is a matter of national security, and should be treated as such....Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Stress, Abusive Behavior
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There is no agreement on the causes of problems at the border
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Some believe that unpleasant border-crossing experiences boil down to officer training. National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 123 President Joe Bustamante said lack of adequate training adds stress to officers and results in that...Tags: Defense, Career and Workplace, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Unions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Buscan agilizar cruce en garitas
SAN DIEGO — Con el fin de continuar con proyectos consensuados entre los estados de Baja California y California, que buscan agilizar y modernizar los cruces fronterizos en beneficio de la economía de ambas regiones, se reunió esta semana el... -
Crossing the international border sours for some
Staff WriterMexicali resident Michelle Walsh no longer wants to cross the U.S.-Mexico border by herself. An incident involving a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer allegedly calling her a “drug hag” and a “tweaker,” among other names,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mexico
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Valley Police Beat: Laceration to leg reported during industrial accident reported in Holtville
Staff WriterHOLTVILLE — A 25-year-old person suffered a laceration to a leg by a metal pipe Wednesday during an industrial accident that was reported at 1:41 p.m., according to a log entry at the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office. No other information...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Trafficking
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