Washington officials investigating claims of Border Patrol detaining Iranian-Americans in Blaine
Washington state officials are investigating claims that Customs and Border Protection is detaining Iranian Americans at the Washington-Canada border.
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Authorities search the Rio Grande River for a missing 2-year-old
US Border Patrol agents are searching the Rio Grande River for a missing 2-year-old girl.
Katherine Gorka to be Customs and Border Protection press secretary
Katharine Gorka, a political appointee at the Department of Homeland Security who has stirred controversy for her views on terrorism and her role in the department's efforts to combat violent extremism in the US, is expected to be the new press secretary at Customs and Border Protection.
House panel requests info on reported pardon offer for CBP head
The House Judiciary Committee is requesting information about reports that President Donald Trump told Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan he would grant a pardon if McAleenan was sent to jail for having border agents block asylum seekers from entering the U.S.
ACLU files complaint over Apple employee detained by customs
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California has filed a civil complaint on behalf of an Apple employee who was detained by US Customs and Border Protection.
Guatemalan boy died of flu, bacterial infection while in US custody, autopsy shows
The death of an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died while in United States custody was caused by complications from the flu and a bacterial infection, the Central American country's foreign ministry said.
Federal government preparing for unaccompanied minors in its care to double
The Office of Refugee Resettlement is preparing for the arrivals of unaccompanied children in their care to double this fiscal year, according to an HHS official.
Texas detention facilities release some migrants due to overcrowding
Customs and Border Protection has begun releasing some migrants apprehended crossing the Texas border illegally with notices to appear in court because of limited space in detention facilities in the Rio Grande Valley.
Kelly dismisses need for wall along full US-Mexico border
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly dismissed calls for a full border wall along the US-Mexico border, telling an audience at Duke University, "we don't need a wall from sea to shining sea."
Watchdog investigating Customs and Border Protection
The Department of Homeland Security inspector general's office has launched an investigation into the "policies and practices" of Customs and Border Protection, the agency said Thursday in response to a report that the federal government tracked activists, journalists and others related to the migrant caravan that gathered in Tijuana late last year.
$13 million in meth hidden among frozen strawberries
A truck driver hauling frozen strawberries from Mexico into the United States is in custody after customs officers at a Texas port found nearly $13 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in the trailer.
Man dies in Border Patrol custody
A 45-year old Mexican man who was taken into custody by border patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas earlier this month died Monday, US Customs and Border Protection said.
A sports complex is housing thousands of migrants in Tijuana. It's at least 3 times above its
The sports complex sheltering thousands of Central American migrants in this Mexican border city is well above its capacity, and more migrants are expected to arrive in the coming days.
Reunited immigrant moms write letters from detention
The women say they were treated like dogs and told that their children would be given up for adoption. They lied awake at night, wondering if their kids were safe.
Carla Provost officially named first woman to lead Border Patrol
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday that acting U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost will be dropping the "acting" and officially named chief of Border Patrol -- the first woman to hold the position.
Customs officials seize 108 phony Super Bowl rings
A shipment of 108 counterfeit replica Super Bowl rings was recently seized in Philadelphia, federal authorities said Tuesday.
Trump admin seeking help to fight media coverage of family separations
The Trump administration is seeking additional help to combat negative media coverage of the practice of family separation along the border.
Microsoft urges Trump administration to change policy on separating families
Microsoft is calling on the Trump administration to change a "zero tolerance" immigration policy that is separating families at the US-Mexico border.
US Customs seizes Ohio family's life savings at airport
Members of an immigrant family in Ohio say US Customs and Border Protection seized $58,100 of their life savings. Now they want it back.
Border Patrol has thousands of openings it can't fill
President Donald Trump is deploying the National Guard to patrol the border and hopes to get Congress to fund thousands more Border Patrol agents. But there are already thousands of those jobs unfilled.
Computer glitch at US Customs causes delays
International travelers across the nation faced big delays Monday night because of a massive computer glitch at Customs and Border Protection.
Border Patrol agent's death in Texas leaves many questions
Details remain scant in what the FBI describes as a "tragic incident" that left one Border Patrol agent dead and another in serious condition.
