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The Latest Breaking News from Customs and Border Protection

Customs and Border Protection Chief Refuses to Step Down (UPDATED)

The Biden Administration has reportedly asked for Commissioner Magnus's resignation, but he has refused to go.

Reason

Top border official Magnus say he's been asked to resign but refuses

Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus said Friday he was asked to resign but is refusing to do so.

Los Angeles Times

AP sources: US border agency leader is being forced out

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is being forced out of his job leading the nation’s largest law enforcement agency, according to two people familiar with the matter

The Independent UK

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2 Russians detained on St. Lawrence Island after they arrived by boat

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two Russians who arrived on St. Lawrence Island by boat were flown off the Bering Sea island by federal government officials this week, setting off a scramble by multiple agencies.

Tribune News Service

2 Russians seek asylum after reaching remote Alaska island

Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Sea, according to information from Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office

The Independent UK

Two Russians looking to avoid military service seek asylum after reaching Alaska

Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, a senator's office said.

WEKU

Australian woman deported from US says border agency told her questions about abortion were policy

Madolline Gourley says a special agent in the office of professional responsibility told her the questions she was asked were in line with Customs and Border Protection procedures

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GOP governors bus migrants to blue cities, but many exit in red states

Since April, thousands of migrants have arrived by bus in New York City and Washington, D.C., sent north by Republican governors in Texas and Arizona as a political gambit to blame Democrats for the migrants’ presence in the country.

Tribune News Service

The agents on horseback who chased migrants used unnecessary force, a report finds

A federal investigation concluded that the Border Patrol agents did not use their reins to whip any of the Haitian migrants who were crossing the border near Del Rio, Texas, last year.

WEKU

Irish man barred from entering US ‘because he was born in Iraq’

’Someone’s country of birth or nationality should not determine their entry to any country,’ says sportsman

The Independent UK

Homeland Security tightens scrutiny of internal misconduct

Employees accused of misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security could face more stringent penalties under an overhaul that follows complaints about the handling of internal discipline in the third largest U.S. government agency

The Independent UK

Australian traveller strip-searched, held in US prison and deported over little-known entry requirement

Jack Dunn thought an onward ticket to Mexico would be enough to get him into the US. Border officials had other ideas.

The Independent UK

Survivor search continues after migrant boat capsizes near Puerto Rico, leaving 11 dead

Federal and state authorities in Puerto Rico continued searching for survivors Friday morning after a boat carrying Haitian migrants capsized near the U.S. territory’s western coast the day before, leaving 11 women dead.

Miami Herald

Clothes, shoes, passports: migrants forced to dump possessions at US-Mexico wall

Personal belongings left behind, including files and passports that could prove crucial in processing claims

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Customs and Border Protection organizes to process a limited number of asylum seekers

SAN DIEGO — Two vans and a car pulled into the restricted access parking lot by El Chaparral Plaza on the Tijuana side of the San Ysidro Port of Entry a little before noon on Monday.

The Independent UK

Mexican woman dies entangled crossing Arizona border wall

Authorities are investigating the cause of death this week of a Mexican woman whose leg was entangled while using a climbing harness and ended up hanging upside down off the border wall in eastern Arizona

Tribune News Service

San Diego federal agents find 72 people in three panga boats

SAN DIEGO — Federal agents in San Diego detained 72 people who had been in panga boats headed north into the U.S. earlier this week, Customs and Border Protection officials said.

Tribune News Service

CBP officer accused of excessive force found guilty

SAN DIEGO — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was found guilty Wednesday of abusing his law enforcement powers during a violent arrest at the Calexico Port of Entry, and then lying about it.

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US Border Authorities Find 52 Reptiles Hidden in Man’s Clothing

A man who tried to slither past US border agents in California had 52 lizards and snakes hidden in his clothing, authorities said Tuesday. The man was driving a truck when he arrived at the San Ysidro border crossing with Mexico on Feb. 25 and was pulled out for additional…

USAFacts

Supreme Court agrees to review 'Remain in Mexico' policy

About 0.8% of people enrolled in the program were able to legally enter the US.

The Independent UK

Agency: Migrant fatally shot being detained after escape bid

Customs and Border Protection officials say a Mexican migrant who died of gunshot wounds after a weekend encounter with a Border Patrol agent was shot while being detained following an escape attempt

The Independent UK

Border agency chief faces challenges from within and outside

Chris Magnus has many challenges to overcome in his new role as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Mic

The immigration police have officially added robot dogs to their arsenal

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will now send mechanical pooches to patrol the Southwest.

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