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PODCAST: How COVID-19 Is Changing Immigration and Security along the US Border

August 5, 2020 Glynn Cosker

In this inaugural episode of the AMU Disaster Crew podcast, we speak with with Sylvia Longmire about how COVID-19 is affecting life at the US-Mexico border.

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Columnists

Canadian Border Detentions of Iranian Americans Come Under Scrutiny

January 14, 2020 Sylvia Longmire

Recent detentions of American citizens of Iranian descent in Canada are raising red flags for both immigration authorities and advocacy groups.

Homeland Security

Border Patrol's Growing Presence At Hospitals Creates Fear

October 18, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

The presence of immigration authorities is becoming increasingly common at health care facilities around the country.

Politics & Government

House Panel Wants Answers On Racist CBP Facebook Posts

August 1, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

The chairman of a prominent House committee is asking for answers about secret Facebook groups that aired racist and sexist comments made by agents of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency.

Border Patrol

US Military Prepares for New Southwest Border Rules of Engagement with Migrants

May 6, 2019 Sylvia Longmire

The Department of Defense (DoD) is preparing to loosen rules that prohibit troops from interacting with migrants entering the United States.

Border Patrol

Migrants Dropped Off in New Mexico; City Asks for Donations

April 15, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

Border Patrol agents dropped off asylum-seeking migrants in New Mexico's second most populous city for the second day in a row Saturday, prompting Las Cruces city officials to appeal for donations of food and personal hygiene items and a state medical program to seek volunteers to provide health assessments of migrants.

Borders & Immigration

US Expands 'Catch and Release' Amid Surge in Migrants

April 3, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

The surge of migrant families arriving at the southern border has led the Trump administration to dramatically expand a practice President Donald Trump has long mocked as "catch and release."

Columnists

Trump Includes $12.2B Request for Border Wall Funding in 2020 Budget

March 12, 2019 Sylvia Longmire

President Donald Trump has renewed his fight for border wall funding as the White House submitted its 2020 budget proposal to Congress on March 11.

Homeland Security

U.S. Border Officers Make Largest-Ever Fentanyl Bust: 254 Pounds Hidden Under Cucumbers

February 1, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

The fentanyl load was enough for more than 100 million lethal doses of the drug, a synthetic opioid that has fueled an epidemic of U.S. overdose deaths.

The History Of U.S. Border Apprehensions

January 10, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

Figures released by DHS show nationwide apprehensions of migrants entering the country without authorization are at some of their lowest numbers in decades.