Criminals have been quick to capitalize on these opportunities, perpetuating illicit activity when governments, industry and the general public are most vulnerable. Keep Reading
At the time of his death, Chavez-Alvarez was in ICE custody pending his removal to Mexico in accordance with a final order of removal issued by a federal immigration judge in Los Angeles on February 27, 1991. Keep Reading
ICE’s 287(g) reports detail examples of enforcement actions made as a direct result of the cooperation agreements between state and local law enforcement partners and the federal agency. Keep Reading
On Wednesday, September 2, CBP Officers targeted a suspicious shipment arriving from Hong Kong. Officers detained the shipment of 43 boxes that appeared to contain counterfeit N95 respirator masks. Keep Reading
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a temporary final rule to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) by using government-contracted telephonic interpreters for affirmative asylum interviews at no cost to the applicant. Keep Reading
U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Hebbronville Station rescued several individuals attempting to further their entry into the United States via dangerous train concealment methods east of Bruni, Texas. Keep Reading
In fiscal year 2020 through August, two sectors have seen more than 226 tractor-trailer cases, with 3,740 individuals discovered concealed. This represents a 37 percent increase from the same period in fiscal year 2019 just for the Laredo sector alone. Keep Reading
A Chicago-area resident who owns a Pakistani technology company has been indicted for allegedly illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a nuclear research agency of the Pakistani government. Keep Reading
Eight United Nations bodies have encouraged countries to realize more effective coordination and cooperation between transportation modes, and across borders. Keep Reading
The U.K. Home Office has "no idea" what its £400m-a-year immigration enforcement unit achieves, meaning it is unprepared for Brexit, according to a report by the cross-party Public Accounts Committee. Keep Reading
The international operation involving judicial and law enforcement authorities in 10 countries has resulted in the complete takedown of the Albanian-speaking ‘KOMPANIA BELLO’ criminal group. Keep Reading
Mahdi Mohammed Hashi, 31, a citizen of Somalia, was removed by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago Field Office via an ICE Air Operations charter flight without incident. Once in Somalia, ICE officers transferred custody of Hashi to local authorities. Keep Reading
In a ruling Friday blocking the Trump administration from enforcing new asylum employment authorization restrictions, federal Judge Paula Xinis wrote that the plaintiffs "are likely to demonstrate" order of succession was invalid. Keep Reading
A whistleblower who previously worked at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia detailed a high rate of hysterectomies and alleged medical neglect in a complaint filed to the Department of Homeland Security inspector general Monday. Keep Reading
Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field Operations launched a website this month intended to foster transparency with stakeholders and the public about their biometrics entry/exit program. Keep Reading
Wellton Station U.S. Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint on September 11 arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle fentanyl through the checkpoint in a shuttle van. Keep Reading
Border Patrol agents working the Highway 78 immigration checkpoint encountered a United States citizen transporting eight illegal aliens concealed in a boat he was towing. Keep Reading
The products subject to the WROs are produced with state-sponsored forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where the Chinese government is engaged in systemic human rights abuses against the Uyghur people and other ethnic and religious minorities. Keep Reading
In August, the Central Mediterranean migration route accounted for more than half of all illegal border crossings at EU external borders at 4,800, although the figure dropped by a third from the previous month. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Miami International Airport have seized almost a half-million dollars being smuggled out of the United States in furniture. Keep Reading
