US Customs and Border Protection

Girl, 8, dies while in custody of US Border Patrol

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The recent death of an eight-year-old Panamanian girl, detained along with her family by the US Border Patrol in Harlingen, Texas, marks the second child fatality in US government custody in a span of two weeks. This young life lost has become a symbol of the escalating migration crisis in Latin America, particularly in the vibrant yet busy Rio Grande Valley corridor. The US Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol’s overseeing agency, has been grappling …

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JFK Airport customs seize fentanyl disguised as candle

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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists and officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport recently intercepted a food courier carrying a concealed illegal substance. On April 9, Eulalio Gomez-Zuniga, a US citizen arriving from Mexico City, underwent inspection by CBP agriculture specialists. Anomalies within three cylindrical objects in his luggage caught their attention during an x-ray examination. The objects were later identified as candles. CBP officers were called to assist, and upon probing …

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