Border Security, Immigration and Pandemic Response

 Immigration: Since President Biden's inauguration, the U.S. Border Patrol has reported more than 1,076,000 land border encounters along the nation's southern border, a 313% spike over last year. Victor and…

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Read more about the article Bill for increased border-monitoring tech passes U.S. House
A car pulls through the non-invasive inspection station, basically a drive-through X-ray machine, at the border crossing in San Ysidro, California. Customs officials said this week they would like to expand the use of a simiilar device at Nogales. (Photo by Josh Denmark/Customs and Border Protection)

Bill for increased border-monitoring tech passes U.S. House

A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, known as the Securing America's Ports Act, is calling for additional resources that would allow U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to…

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Read more about the article NM border regions welcome new helicopter additions
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NM border regions welcome new helicopter additions

New Mexican border communities will soon have additional aerial assistance available in the form of three new Blackhawk helicopters. The El Paso area fleet of the U.S. Customs and Border…

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Read more about the article Illegal border crossings still an issue for local communities
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Illegal border crossings still an issue for local communities

Illegal border crossings in the southernmost areas of NM remain high in number and costly to border communities. Other issues, like the lack cellular service, reduced numbers of border enforcement…

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