U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following press release on September 26, 2011: *** Nogales, Ariz. —CBP Officers at the Nogales ports of entry arrested four people over the weekend on drug smuggling, as well as two others who were attempting to smuggle undeclared U.S. Currency into Mexico. Between the drugs and the currency,… [Read more…]
The U.S. Border Patrol issued the following press release on September 23, 2011: *** Laredo, TX – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Horse Patrol Unit seized approximately 259 pounds of marijuana. On Sept. 22, agents on the Horse Patrol Unit, along with agents from the Hebbronville Station, were tracking a group of suspected immigrants… [Read more…]
The Latino Threat Narrative: Constructing Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation, by Leo R. Chavez, Stanford University Press, 2008, 186 pages Review by Curt Prendergast – As is the case in many parts of the country, immigration is a perennial issue in Arizona’s overall political debate. Every few months an immigration issue becomes a hot topic… [Read more…]
U.S. Border Patrol issued the following press release on September 19, 2011: *** Edinburg, Texas ─ Recently, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector rescued three illegal aliens, including a pregnant woman who gave birth shortly thereafter. The woman was rescued on September 17, when agents assigned to the Falfurrias Station received… [Read more…]
U.S. Border Patrol issued the following press release on September 16, 2011: *** Tucson, Ariz. – A 40 year-old male from Obregon, Sonora, Mexico was apprehended by Nogales Border Patrol agents in early March for attempting to illegally re-enter the United States. As a result, on September 12 the Mexican national was sentenced to 57… [Read more…]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following press release yesterday: *** El Paso, TX– U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 2.6 pounds of marijuana Wednesday night. The drugs were taped to the legs of a 16-year-old Clint boy. The seizure was made just before… [Read more…]
September 28, 2011 by cachocurt
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