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Local Homeland Security agent set to retire
Staff WriterFor anyone under 50 who remembers, “The Six Million Dollar Man” was a TV series in the 1970s about the heroic exploits of a bionic superhero named Steve Austin. Austin, recalled Rick Sandoval on Tuesday, went on peacekeeping missions for a...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Air Force
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Career and Workplace, Defense, Unions
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Calexico to hold town hall meeting
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterCALEXICO — The city plans to better connect with the community through a town hall meeting in March and will plan out more town hall meetings throughout the year. Councilman John Moreno said he couldn’t recall a town hall meeting for the city...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mexico
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Nearly 40 pounds of cocaine seized at Calexico port
Staff WriterCALEXICO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 39 pounds of cocaine at Calexico East port of entry Monday morning and arrested three men from the Coachella Valley, according to a CBP release. The cocaine is estimated to be worth...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration
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Defendant in Robert Rosas death arraigned today in federal court
Staff WriterMarcos Rodriguez-Perez, one of five people charged in connection with the slaying of U.S. Border Patrol agent Robert Rosas was arraigned today in San Diego federal court. Rodriguez-Perez, 22, was arrested by Mexican authorities on April 11 in Tijuana,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, FBI, Mexico
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New Calexico firefighters to provide 'big relief'
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Four newly-hired recruits are training this month and will alleviate firefighter staffing strains felt by the department over the last year, Calexico Fire Department officials said. “It should be a big relief financially for the...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Fires
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Retired military leaders call for more physical activity to combat obesity
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterStudents in California may not only be unfit, they may be too unfit to fight. Mission: Readiness, a nonprofit national security group is calling on schools, communities and state policy leaders to push the importance of physical activities and improved...Tags: Weight, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Defense
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Our View: Calling port outdated better than no talks at all
The downtown Calexico Port of Entry is many things to many people: a vital piece of national security, an integral cross-border trade route, another piece of infrastructure crying out for finite federal funding. In recent weeks, the 40-year-old port has...Tags: Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Drugs and Medicines, Migration
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ACLU sues feds for shackling immigrant detainees
SAN FRANCISCO -- Civil rights attorneys are suing the federal government, claiming immigrant detainees’ constitutional rights were violated when they were shackled during immigration court proceedings in San Francisco. The American Civil...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Trials, Constitutional Issues, Lawyers
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Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast
MINERAL, Va. -- One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded on the East Coast shook buildings and rattled nerves from South Carolina to New England on Tuesday and forced the evacuations of parts of the Capitol, White House and Pentagon. Skyscrapers...Tags: Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ohio, Giles County, Mass Media
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Government representative hears community concerns
Staff WriterCALEXICO — A representative from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services visited with locals Monday to hear concerns from the border community in a round-table discussion. Debra Rogers, Citizenship and Immigration Services’...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington (U.S. state), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Local Government, Defense
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