Border

Sheriff sees pattern in border agents’ cases do you see it ?

Question by Zoe: Sheriff sees pattern in border agents’ cases do you see it ?
A Texas sheriff says a 2001 case against another U.S. Border Patrol agent set the pattern that was used by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton in his recent cases against Agents Jose Compean and Ignacio… Continue reading

UN calls for peace in border disputes

UN calls for peace in border disputes
Cambodian and Thai troops clashed briefly on Monday for a fourth straight day, Phnom Penh officials said, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for “maximum restraint” in a border dispute that has claimed six lives.
Read more on People’s Daily

Woman Charged After… Continue reading

Mexican Drug Traffickers – A Byproduct Of Lax Border Security

(PRWEB) December 25, 2004

In the United States-Mexico experience, there are relevant lessons for countries engaged in cooperative counternarcotics efforts. The primary lesson learned is that the illegal drug market has metastasized at the cost of thousands of lost lives and billions of dollars. A second lesson is that… Continue reading

Mexico plan to save violent border city is lacking

Mexico plan to save violent border city is lacking
In a dusty hillside slum, one of Ciudad Juarez’s most dangerous, an immaculately refurbished park spreads for two blocks, interrupting the concrete shacks with a brand new covered amphitheater, Astroturf soccer field and…
Read more on Channel 8 San Diego

Mexico… Continue reading

Border guards’ union worried about safety

Border guards’ union worried about safety
MONTREAL — The union representing customs agents says the new decision by the Canada Border Services Agency to curtail its involvement in assisting other police forces across the country raises safety issues.
Read more on Toronto Sun

Remembering the year that was
Courier View… Continue reading

The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants, But What’s Been Unearthed Reveals a Culture of Cruelty

The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants, But What’s Been Unearthed Reveals a Culture of Cruelty
Anastasio Hernandez Rojas screamed in agony as U.S. border agents rained blows on him and delivered 50,000 volts of electricity to his body over and over. ” No! No! Ayuda !” the 42-year-old… Continue reading