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The waiting game: Outgrown and unfunded, cross-border economics suffer
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Mexicali resident Cecilia Soto has been crossing the border almost daily for 25 years. Before obtaining her SENTRI, it would take her nearly two hours to get to work at the Calexico Chamber of Commerce, and she clearly recalls the one...Tags: Mexico, Washington, DC, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Economy, Business and Finance, Company Privatization
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Valley Police Beat: Electronics and jewelry stolen
EL CENTRO — A 32-inch television, a laptop computer and jewelry were burglarized from a residence near the 200 block of North Sixth Street on Tuesday. The value of the burglarized items was estimated to be about $1,300, according to El Centro...
Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Trafficking, Immigration, Juvenile Delinquency
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Police investigate man's death while in custody at border crossing
L.A. NOWSan Diego police probe in-custody death at San Ysidro border crossing... -
Arizona Gov. Brewer tours Mexican border, calls for more security
TUCSON — A couple of weeks after a bipartisan group of senators declared that securing the border was key to enacting immigration reform, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer reiterated her call to beef up security along the U.S.-Mexico border. “It&...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, U.S. Congress, Politics, Mexico
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CBP informs border travelers about bringing certain flowers from Mexico
On Valentine’s Day, travelers may wish to bring flowers with them from Mexico into the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials want residents and visitors to know what to expect when they cross the border. Chrysanthemums,...Tags: Agriculture, Mexico, Symptoms, Transportation Industry
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Nine men suspected of smuggling drugs
U.S. Homeland Security special agents apprehended nine men suspected of attempting to smuggle illicit drugs at Crystal Cove State Park early Monday morning. Border Patrol agents recovered 26 bundles of marijuana with an estimated street value of $1.79...
Tags: Mexico, Guatemala, Prosecution, Organized Crime, National Security
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Locals join in on Border Patrol Citizen Academy
Staff WriterAlways looking for a challenge, El Centro resident Joseph Llausas, 31, jumped at the idea of participating in the Border Patrol Citizen Academy. “I needed a challenge. I’m a former Marine and my job right now is good, but I’m used to... -
Defining a secure border will be crucial for immigration plan
The fate of 11 million people could hinge on the interpretation of border security. An immigration reform blueprint by a bipartisan group of senators includes a path to U.S. citizenship for those who are in the country illegally. But the blueprint,...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mexico, Migration, National Government, National Security
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18 human heads shipped to O'Hare claimed by cremation service
It was just before Christmas when customs officials at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport discovered 18 pieces of cargo that had arrived from Rome. Labeled as human specimens, each piece came individually wrapped and were contained in...
Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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$2.3 million of pot seized in one day near Arizona-Mexico border
Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona seized 4,585 pounds of marijuana from three abandoned SUVs in separate incidents on the same day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials reported. All of the seizures Monday took place a couple of hours...
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Dorner manhunt: Border security bolstered, airports alerted by TSA
L.A. NOWChristopher Dorner manhunt: Authorities continued to keep extra eyes on the border and skies Monday as wanted ex-police officer Christopher Dorner evaded authorities.... -
Dorner could face death penalty as criminal charges filed
L.A. NOWAs a massive manhunt for Christopher Jordan Dorner continued Monday afternoon, prosecutors with the Riverside County district attorney’s office filed murder and attempted murder charges against the ex-cop suspected of killing three people, including...
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