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The country's understaffed land ports of entry need massive investments in infrastructure, technology and personnel to avoid becoming the path of choice for human and drug smugglers, according to a report released Wednesday by a border advocacy group.
Contending that U.S. borders are more secure than ever, Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer said Wednesday it's time for the White House and Congress to overhaul immigration laws to stem the number of people coming into and living illegally in the U.S.
The White House says President Barack Obama is dispatching a Cabinet member and a top Homeland Security adviser to visit communities on the U.S. border with Mexico.
The U.S. Border Patrol is erecting 16 more video surveillance towers in Michigan and New York to help secure parts of the U.S.-Canadian border, awarding the contract to a company criticized for faulty technology with its so-called "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico boundary.
New border-crossing rules that take effect in two weeks will mean longer lines and stiffer demands for ID, including for returning Americans, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday.
Passport cards for Americans who travel to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean will be equipped with technology that allows information on the card to be read from a distance.
Some 21,000 people who should not have been allowed to enter the U.S. came through official border crossing points between Oct. 1, 2005 and Sept. 30, 2006, according to a government report released Monday.
Deteriorating security in Mexico and clashes between cartels will make this the deadliest year yet for that nation's drug-related crime, and the violence is spilling into the United States, according to a report released Wednesday.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents made fewer arrests of illegal immigrants trying to enter the country last year, the government said Monday in a report that credits stronger enforcement.
South Carolina's adjutant general said Wednesday he wants to wait until after hurricane season to send 150 National Guard troops to work along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Napolitano Pronounces US Border More Secure NowWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration has met many of the border security benchmarks Congress set in 2007 as a prerequisite to immigration reform and now it's time to change the law, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.
What's The Border Fence Good For? Subsidizing Mexican Scrap Metal EntrepreneursLast week, the Government Accountability Office released a depressing audit of the US-Mexico border fence we've been trying to put up for the past three years. The report caused about 8 hours of pretend outrage and was promptly forgotten.
I listened to the hearing the House Committee on Border Security recently had about border control, & SBI Net. I was so cheered by the overall skepticism I heard. I wish I'd written down the names so I could deliver my critique more clearly, but I'll do my best.
Killing of Border Patrol agent prompts multiagency manhuntReporting from San Diego -- A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot while pursuing a group of people in a remote valley about 60 miles east of San Diego, triggering a manhunt by federal, state and Mexican authorities, Homeland Security officials said Friday
New Curbs Set on Arrests of Illegal ImmigrantsThe Department of Homeland Security said Friday it was revising a program that authorized local police to enforce federal immigration law -- a controversial aspect of U.S. border policy.
U.S.- Canada Border Security and Military Integration Under the pretext of the war on terror and through initiatives such as the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), as well as other commitments, there has been an ongoing effort to further harmonize North American security priorities.
Conservative Immigration Reform is Right Next to Unicorns and Leprechauns"... Those who claim to be "conservative" are either for regulation and government intervention, or against it.
Pakistan's British-Drawn BordersIn their fascinating account of a series of interviews with a Taliban tactician in Tuesday's New York Times, Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah point to "one distinct Taliban advantage: the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan barely exists for the Taliban."
Administration needs to name DEA chiefIs anyone else wondering why - if the narco-violence on our southern border is so important (and indeed it is) - why the Administration has yet to announce a nominee to lead the DEA?
U.S. Border Authorities Detain German Political Leader and Undermine American BrandI think that any American should feel embarrassed by the treatment important guests of the United States received this past week at the hands of US Customs and Border Protection officials at Dulles International Airport.
Drinkers in Aussie pubs monitoring US border on internet camsExcerpt: Drinkers in Aussie pubs are the unlikely secret weapon in fighting drug couriers and illegal immigrants on the Texas-Mexico border. In a new twist to the phrase "responsible drinking'', pub-goers are monitoring the US border over the internet.
EDITORIAL: Adrift on border security Department of Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano seems to be floundering on immigration and national security issues.
U.S. Is a Vast Arms Bazaar for Mexican CartelsMexican authorities have long complained that American gun dealers are arming the cartels. This case is the most prominent prosecution of an American gun dealer since the United States promised Mexico two years ago it would clamp down on the smuggling of weapons across the border.
Cleverly disguised as a Visa, the new Z Visa is really a plan to grant amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants in the US today.
Long-lasting drug war needs new approachAmericans are addicted to the drug war. Countless billions of taxpayers' money, at all levels, has been lost in a futile effort to keep unapproved drugs off our streets.
Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to US - Yahoo! NewsThe trafficking of children for domestic labor in the U.S. is an extension of an illegal but common practice in Africa. Families in remote villages send their daughters to work in cities for extra money and the opportunity to escape a dead-end life.
Well sport fans here we are........4th quarter down by 3, less than 2:00 on the clock, no time outs, and with the ball on his own 1 yard line....Obama steps from the huddle and gets ready to move his team toward history..... But I am wondering.......
Immigration: We don't use anti-psychotic drugs on detainees as often as we used toFederal immigration officials, over the past year, have dramatically curtailed the controversial practice of sedating deportees with powerful anti-psychotic medication.
Economy Driving Mexican Immigrants Back HomeThe recession has many immigrants in the United States rethinking their annual trip back to Mexico for the holiday season. Hard times north of the border mean some immigrants are planning to go home for good.
Texas officials ask Obama to stop border fence Elected officials in El Paso are asking President-elect Barack Obama to scuttle federal plans to build hundreds of miles of fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Stranded smuggler rescued from remote Bahamian islandA 34-year-old man was rescued from a remote island in the Bahamas Sunday by the U.S. Coast Guard after 22 traumatic days that included his boat capsizing, a daylong swim to land, a diet of discarded food packages and the apparent death of another passenger.
Time's Up: the clock has run out for the Minutemen movementGilchrist, who has spent the past four years of his life trying to keep immigrants out of the country, is an unlikely booster for ethnically diverse neighborhoods.
Zero benefit from US border biometrics Speaking to ZDNet UK last week, Schneier said that there was little evidence that the US-Visit programme, which takes fingerprints and retinal scans from all visitors to the US, had made any impact on reducing the threat from criminals and terrorists.
Expanded Powers to Search Travelers at Border Detailed - washingtonpost.comhe U.S. government has quietly recast policies that affect the way information is gathered from U.S.
Bill Proposes Privacy for Americans' Laptops at BorderBorder agents would need to be able to say why they suspect an American has committed a crime before searching their laptops and smartphones and could not make copies of any information without a court order, if legislation introduced this week gains passage.
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