Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security One border patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shootout near a border patrol station near Naco, AZ in the early morning hours of Oct. 2. Border Agent Nicholas Ivie, according to a condolence statement issued by DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano the…
Calculating wait times for commercial vehicles at the U.S.-Mexico border
Nelson Balido Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Nelson Balido To take a tour of a port of entry connecting the U.S. and Canada or the U.S. and Mexico is to get a glimpse of the latest in cutting-edge technology. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government…
CBP to close port of entry near U.S.-Canadian border at Jamieson Line
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Sign near JamiesonLine port of entry An official U.S. port of entry at the U.S.-Canada border, near Quebec, Canada, known as the “Jamieson Line” — which the U.S. Government says is “one of CBP’s least trafficked border crossings” — will be closed…
CBP to close port of entry on U.S.-Canadian border at Jamieson Line
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Sign near JamiesonLine port of entry An official U.S. port of entry at the U.S.-Canada border, near Quebec, Canada, known as the “Jamieson Line” — which the U.S. Government says is “one of CBP’s least trafficked border crossings” — will be closed…
CBP finds pick-up truck at Texas border stuffed with drugs
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Packed pick-up truck U.S. border agents could tell the Dodge Ram pick-up that rolled into the Fabens Port of Entry from Mexico on Sept. 22 was unusual, even by border standards. Ultimately, the instincts of Customs and Border Protection officers working the…
CBP officer charged for helping fugitive brother-in-law cross border
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: San Ysidro POE Federal authorities have charged a ten-year veteran Customs and Border Protection officer stationed at the San Ysidro Port of Entry (POE) in California with helping his brother-in-law evade arrest by allowing him to pass through the port without inspection….
FCC is ‘reconfiguring’ use of 800 MHz spectrum along southern border
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: communications Image Caption: Communications specialistat the U.S.-Mexican border Because the governments of the U.S. and Mexico signed an agreement last June that modifies the use of the 800 MHz spectrum along the U.S.-Mexican border, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now trying to finalize its…
Border Patrol Yuma Sector gets more emergency medical techs
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Fifteen Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector in Arizona graduated from a medical technician certification program on Aug. 24. The Border Patrol agents graduated from a National Registry EMT course, said Customs and Border Protection on Aug. 27. There are now 97 emergency…
U.S. senator wants clearer boater reporting rules from Canadian border agency
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Port Dahlousie The seizure of two boats and a jet ski from American boaters on Lake Ontario has spurred a U.S. senator to call for clearer rules from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) on what it expects from American boaters on…
Border Patrol helps out in Nogales AZ during monsoon
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Nogales crossing Border Patrol agents in Nogales, AZ moved to not only help citizens stranded by rising flood waters, but to keep the border crossing in the city open for business. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government Security…