Border Patrol Stops Human Smuggling Attempt in Box Truck
U.S. Border Patrol agents from Laredo Sector stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a U-Haul rental box truck in south Laredo and apprehended 114 illegal aliens. Keep Reading
CBP Introduces Simplified Arrival at San Diego Pedestrian Border Crossings
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has introduced Simplified Arrival at the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa pedestrian border crossings in San Diego, CA. Keep Reading
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The Annual Small Business and Small Business Advocate Awards Program recognizes small businesses, small business advocates, and a mentor-protégé team that have shown outstanding performance in advancing the Department’s mission. Keep Reading
Human Trafficking Month
Airports and DHS Offer Helping Hand to Victims of Human Trafficking
Airports in Miami and San Francisco have launched training and awareness initiatives to help fight human trafficking and are making it easier for victims to report that they are in danger. Keep Reading
USCIS Suspending Services Jan. 19 and 20 to Ensure Safety of Employees and Applicants
Jan. 20 is Inauguration Day, and Washington, D.C., is heavily locked down due to threats from domestic extremists after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Keep Reading
OIG Rips ‘Single-Minded Focus on Increasing Immigration Prosecutions’ That Led to Family Separations
As a result, more than 3,000 children were separated from their families and issues regarding reuniting children with their parents remain as of this date. Keep Reading
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Illegal Border Crossings in Europe Fall, Low Numbers for Women and Children
The number of detections of illegal border crossings along the EU’s external borders fell 13% last year to around 124,000, in large part due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions put in place by various countries. Keep Reading
Port Security and Border Patrol Agents Seize Armed Man Climbing Border Wall
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Station took custody of a Mexican national after he was seen climbing the border fence near the Andrade Port of Entry with a machete in his hand on January 11. Keep Reading
Panga Carrying 20 Undocumented Migrants Interdicted Near San Diego
The panga boat was interdicted approximately a quarter mile west of the Point Loma shoreline. Inside the boat were a total of 17 male Mexican nationals and three female Mexican nationals. Keep Reading
Yuma Sector Border Patrol Sees Uptick in Illegal Crossers from Bangladesh and Uzbekistan
In addition to the Asian countries of Uzbekistan and Bangladesh, illegal border crossers in the last calendar year have also come from as far as China, Nepal, Ghana, Russia and India. Keep Reading
Coronavirus
CBP Stops Counterfeit Masks in Significant Seizures
In Louisville on January 5, CBP halted a shipment from Vietnam that contained more than 5,700 designer face masks. And in Cincinnati, CBP officers closed out 2020 with another significant seizure of counterfeit masks that were packaged advertising protection against communicable respiratory diseases. Keep Reading
Border Patrol Thwarts Human Smuggling Attempt in Refrigerated Trailer
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a refrigerated commercial trailer north of Laredo, Texas. Keep Reading
DHS Signs Border and Travel Agreements with Qatar, Bahrain and Cyprus
The Acting Secretary signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between DHS and the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar on Enhancing Border Security Cooperation including facilitating the exchange of biometric and associated data for those seeking entry. Keep Reading
On the Front Lines in a Year of Crisis: 2020 Homeland Security Today Awards
The awards recognize those who devote their lives to protecting our people, our resources, our way of life. Keep Reading
Cincinnati CBP Seizes 14,504 Fake ID Items in 2020
In 2020, CBP officers in Cincinnati seized 14,504 fraudulent identification items, in the form of licenses, holographic stickers or seals, laminates, social security cards, passports, visas, and other types of identification. Over 97% of all fake documents seized at the Port of Cincinnati originated in China and Hong Kong. Keep Reading
HSToday Honors Community Stars, COVID Heroes: 2020 Mission Awards
The unprecedented coronavirus pandemic affected every facet of homeland security and tested our response. Keep Reading
Frontex Seeks Industry Assistance with Maritime Surveillance and Return/Reintegration
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is inviting industry to present innovations in border security. Specifically, the agency is seeking maritime surveillance solutions and services related to voluntary and non-voluntary returns of migrants. Keep Reading
Western African Route Sees Record Number of Irregular Migrants
More than 8,150 irregular migrants reached the Canary Islands in November 2020 compared to 517 in November 2019. This is the highest monthly total for this route since Frontex began to collect the data in 2009. Keep Reading
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Airport Screening While Wearing Masks? Facial Recognition Tech Shows Up to 96 Percent Accuracy in Recent Test
The in-person event included 10 days of human testing with 60 facial recognition configurations (using six face and/or iris acquisition systems and 10 matching algorithms) and 582 diverse test volunteers representing 60 countries. Keep Reading
OIG: Action Needed to Prevent Further CBP System Outages That Risk National Security
In August 2019, a system outage of information technology systems disrupted processing of incoming international travelers at airports nationwide for as long as 2.5 hours. Such an outage risks the entry of unauthorized individuals. Keep Reading
