Co-leaders of a drug smuggling cartel banned from American trade. The Department of the Treasury sanctioned the Mexican drug cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana last week, blocking its…
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Representative McCarthy Going to Border
Says he’s going “to get a new update.” U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the House minority leader and potentially the next Speaker, announced that he will be…
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U.S. Increases Expulsions of Venezuelans
UN migration organization expresses concerns over the expanded program. President Biden’s administration has partnered with the Mexican government to curb illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border by increasing…
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CBP Seizes 19 Bricks of Fentanyl
Nearly 45 pounds were discovered in a tractor-trailer. Customs and Border Protection found 19 bricks of what they suspected to be fentanyl while inspecting a commercial tractor-trailer at…
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Secretary Blinken Meets with Mexican Foreign Minister
Mexican president seeks to avert involvement in U.S. midterm debates. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard to discuss immigration.…
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Legislators Ask Trade Rep to Protect U.S. Growers
The petition highlights the increasing surplus of agricultural products from Mexico. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott of Florida headed up a request from 20 legislators to…
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Justice Department Indicts Human Smugglers
Traffickers transported illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of eight alleged human smugglers. Joint Task Force Alpha, a collaboration between…
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Feds Probing Mexican Passports with Middle Eastern Names
DHS memo says, there are over 30,000 of them. According to a Department of Homeland Security memo, a “high number” of people with Middle Eastern names are traveling…
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CBP Seizes Hundreds of Thousands More Fentanyl Pills
A portion of the smuggled pills look like candy. Customs and Border Protection officers in Arizona found thousands of rainbow-colored fentanyl pills smugglers tried to bring into the…
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Trailer with Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized at Border
CBP made the bust at Nogales port of entry. A trailer filled with 1.67 million fentanyl pills, 114 pounds of cocaine, 13 pounds of heroin, and 2 pounds…
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