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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

View from the border: the wall dividing the US and Mexico in pictures

The border fence/wall is discontinuous, covering only portions of the nearly 2,000-mile US-Mexico boundary and consisting of obstructions to deter illegal entry.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
4 days ago

Exclusive: Here are Custom and Border Protection's rules for using AI

CBP establishes an AI-use framework banning unlawful surveillance and sole‑basis enforcement, requiring reviews, but includes workarounds and enforcement uncertainty.
#facial-recognition
US politics
fromTheregister
1 week ago

Uncle Sam wants to scan your face on the way in - and out

US Customs and Border Protection will require photographs of all foreign visitors on entry and exit, storing biometric images for decades.
#immigration
fromNew York Post
3 months ago
US politics

Exclusive | Illegal migrant accused of shooting off-duty CBP officer in NYC was only vetted over Zoom before being set free under Biden admin: sources

fromNew York Post
3 months ago
US politics

Exclusive | Illegal migrant accused of shooting off-duty CBP officer in NYC was only vetted over Zoom before being set free under Biden admin: sources

fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

New EU border check system paused for tourists, port officials say

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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Laura Ingraham Confronts Tom Homan On 'Friction' Inside DHS

Officials split between focused deportations of criminal aliens and broader targeting of all undocumented; Homan stresses aggressive arrests and record deportation numbers.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to maintain a ceasefire for now. Here's what to know

Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to continue a ceasefire with a monitoring and verification mechanism and scheduled talks for Nov. 6 amid tensions over cross-border militancy.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

John Fetterman Says Unlike Most Dems, 'I'm Not Going to Hate Everything President Trump Does'

Fetterman, during an appearance on Saturday in America on Fox News on Saturday, told host Kayleigh McEnany there are a handful of Democrats like him who are going to vote for our country in certain circumstances, rather than automatically vote along party lines. That has helped him be successful in a purple state, he said, a moment after McEnany showed a recent Axios story that said Fetterman had a +11 favorability rating in Pennsylvania.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Four killed as man detonates explosive device at Ukraine train station

A man has detonated an explosive device at a railway station in northern Ukraine, killing himself and three women, the State Border Guard Service has said. Twelve others were hurt on Friday at the station in Ovruch, close to the border with Belarus. Among the dead were a border guard and two civilians, aged 29, 58 and 82, the service said in a statement.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

Federal immigration operation involving Border Patrol agents coming to San Francisco, source says

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection are being dispatched to Coast Guard Base Alameda within the next 24 hours, according to base officials. ABC News confirmed with a source familiar with the plans that the agents are part of an "immigration surge operation." RELATED: ICE, National Guard coming to San Francisco? Here's what we know "This support of DHS agencies continues the Coast Guard's operations to control, secure, and defend U.S. borders and maritime approaches," said Coast Guard spokesperson.
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#migration
fromHigh Country News
2 weeks ago

Sen. Mike Lee's new bill permits 'tactical infrastructure' in wilderness areas - High Country News

In June, when Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee moved to force a sell-off of up to 3.2 million acres of public land, he insisted he was solely interested in combatting America's housing crunch and that the bill only targeted "unused, garden-variety" federal parcels - not national parks, wilderness areas and other "crown jewel" lands. Few bought what Lee was trying to sell.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

South Korea arrests North Korean soldier for crossing fortified border

South Korean media described the crossing near the central part of the border as a defection, with the Chosun Ilbo daily saying the soldier expressed his wish to defect after being approached by a South Korean soldier. If confirmed, the soldier would join tens of thousands of North Koreans who have fled poverty and repression in North Korea since the peninsula was split by war in the 1950s.
World news
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Borders chief can't name a way Brexit has helped UK control its borders

The UK's borders chief could not identify how Brexit has helped control borders as small-boat Channel crossings reached record highs.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

UK border chief frustrated' at French failure to curb small boat crossings

I was over, and met with him in Paris three weeks ago to really press the point about how significant delivering this maritime tactic is for us because of the taxi boat scenario. This was referred to by President Macron at the summit in July when he spoke with the [British] prime minister. So it is frustrating that it's taken the time that it has.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Border security officers sent to Balkans to disrupt people-smuggling networks

British border security officers have been deployed to the Balkans for the first time in an effort to disrupt the networks smuggling migrants into the UK. Officers have been sent to develop new ways of working with Frontex, the EU's border agency, to track down and arrest people-smugglers operating along key routes into western Europe. As part of the initiative, UK officers are training border guards across the western Balkans to use British-made drones and biometric tracking systems to track migrants.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

New Normal': Is Pakistan trying to set new red lines with Afghan Taliban?

But on Thursday night, Kabul was rocked by explosions and gunfire. Pakistan neither confirmed nor denied involvement, but the Taliban government said Pakistan had been behind the attacks in Kabul and in an eastern Afghan province, and promised retaliation. Fighting flared again on Saturday night. Pakistan acknowledged that the clashes left at least 23 of its soldiers dead and another 29 injured, and said its forces had taken control of more than 21 posts on Afghan territory.
World news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Trial for man accused of plotting NYC Jewish centre 'slaughter' while in Ontario set for May 2026 | CBC Accessibility

Khan, 21, was arrested by heavily armed Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers near a gas station in Ormstown, Que., last year, after authorities said he paid a human smuggler to help him cross the U.S. border. Khan faces two terrorism-related charges over an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to open fire at an unnamed Jewish centre in Brooklyn, which was set to be carried out around the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel.
Canada news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

'A Dangerous Game'

Along the banks of the Nemunas River, flags appear to be a fundamental feature. On one side, in the sleepy Lithuanian town of Panemune, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, and European Union flags flutter in the wind. On the other, a Russian flag towers over the Russian city of Sovetsk. On a nearby building is an illuminated decorative Z, a symbol used to show support for the Russian military's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

What is the new EU border system EES, and how will it work?

Many travellers to Europe will see changes in border security from Sunday with the launch of the EU's new digital entry and exit system (EES) after many delays. The system means most non-EU citizens will have to register their biometric information at the border. Travellers' faces will have to be photographed and fingerprints scanned before they are allowed into Europe's Schengen area.
Europe politics
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

Syrian FM in Beirut on first high-profile visit since al-Assad era

Syria and Lebanon seek to reset relations and resolve border security, detainee and missing-person cases, and a phased, internationally supported return of Syrian refugees.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
4 weeks ago

Hundreds of DHS staff face reassignments to border security, immigration

Hundreds of DHS employees have been ordered to reassign to ICE, CBP, and the Federal Protective Service with termination possible for refusal to comply.
#immigration-policy
fromKqed
4 months ago
US politics

How Trump's Tax Cut and Policy Bill Aims to 'Supercharge' Immigration Enforcement | KQED

fromKqed
4 months ago
US politics

How Trump's Tax Cut and Policy Bill Aims to 'Supercharge' Immigration Enforcement | KQED

#illegal-migration
US politics
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Trump's strength was the economy. New polling shows Americans aren't buying it anymore

Trump's second-term strengths shifted from economic leadership to border security and crime, while approval on the economy and immigration remains low, especially among independents.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Manhunt under way for gangland criminal who escaped from garda station through unlocked door

A 42-year-old suspected drug-network leader escaped Kilkenny garda station, prompting a nationwide manhunt and alerts at all Irish airports and ports.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Syria, Israel edge closer to deescalation' pact: US envoy

United States Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Tuesday that the agreement would see Israel stopping its attacks on its neighbour, while Syria will agree to not move any machinery or heavy equipment near the Israeli border. list of 3 itemsend of list Barrack said that both sides were negotiating in good faith on the agreement, which had been slated for completion this week, but had been slowed down by the Rosh Hashana holiday the Jewish New Year this week.
World politics
US politics
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Bill Maher Had Plenty to Say About Jimmy Kimmel on "Real Time"

Bill Maher likened Jimmy Kimmel's hiatus to his own cancellation, joked about being canceled, and questioned amnesty with border czar Tom Homan.
World politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

India: What's behind PM Modi's 'demographic mission?' DW 09/19/2025

India will launch a demography mission targeting irregular migration, framing immigrants from Bangladesh—mostly Muslim—as a national security and demographic threat.
#deportation
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

First migrant finally deported to France - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Under the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's one in, one out deal, the first Channel migrant has been deported to France earlier this morning the government has confirmed. It is expected that further flights are expected this week and next. The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said, "This is an important first step to securing our borders. It sends a message to people crossing in small boats: if you enter the UK illegally, we will seek to remove you."
UK politics
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

House-Passed Bill Would Let Pentagon Send Private Military Contractors to Border

The defense bill would allow the Department of Defense to deploy private military contractors to the U.S. southern border for the first time.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

China accuses New Zealand of harassing its citizens at airports

China accused New Zealand of unjustified seizures of electronic devices and interrogations of Chinese travellers and lodged a formal complaint demanding non-discriminatory treatment.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Russo-Belarusian military drills trigger concern in Baltics DW 09/11/2025

Lithuania reinforced its border with Belarus amid fears of Russian-instigated provocations and migrant flows during large Zapad 2025 military exercises.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.bostonherald.com
1 month ago

Russia's violation of Poland's airspace is the most serious in a string of cross-border incidents

Russian drones violated Polish airspace, prompting NATO to shoot down multiple drones and raising fears of deliberate escalation and cross-border spillover.
#five-eyes
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
UK politics

Kristi Noem joins 'Five Eyes' ministers at border security meeting in London

Five Eyes interior and security ministers met in London to coordinate border security measures and crack down on migrant-smuggling, child sexual abuse, and opioid spread.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago
UK politics

Mahmood to meet Trump's US security secretary for smuggling talks

Shabana Mahmood will meet US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Five Eyes ministers in London to target people-smuggling, strengthen border security, and address online child sexual abuse and opioids.
#migration-policy
#asylum-policy
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago
UK politics

Cooper emphasises record success over small boats and asylum hotels amid Epping clash

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will outline reforms to border security and the asylum system to end use of asylum hotels and target people-smuggling gangs.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago
UK politics

UK to make it harder for refugees to bring family members to country

Home Office plans to tighten family reunion rules and overhaul asylum processes to reduce Channel crossings, close asylum hotels, and target smuggling gangs.
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

British teen jailed after 420k of cannabis found in suitcase at Heathrow

A 19-year-old was jailed after being caught at Heathrow with 14kg of vacuum-sealed cannabis worth 420k amid claims of coercion and vulnerability.
US politics
fromFortune
2 months ago

Mark Teixeira, one of the last New York Yankees to win a World Series, wants to join Congress as a Republican from Texas

Mark Teixeira is running for the Republican nomination for Texas's 21st Congressional District, pledging to defend Trump’s America First agenda and tackle border security.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Venezuela sends troops to Colombia border as US ships join cartel operation

The US sent two additional navy ships near Venezuela for anti-drug operations while Venezuela deploys 15,000 troops to its border with Colombia.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Finland builds fence at eastern frontier, now a critical Nato border with Russia

Among the serene lakes, thick forest and summer houses of North Karelia's border zone, the line between Finland and Russia is almost invisible. Walking along the border path in Meriinaho, part of the Finnish border guard station of Ilomantsi, we are closer to St Petersburg than to Helsinki. This is the most easterly point of the continental European Union. Every now and then a discreet pair of matching striped fibreglass posts pop up from the blueberry patches on either side of the frontier.
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#border-wall
fromBoston.com
2 months ago
US news

Kristi Noem says the entire southern border wall will be painted black to stop people from climbing it

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
US politics

Trump Orders Kristi Noem to Paint the Entire Southern Border Wall Black' to Make It Even Harder' For People to Climb in Scorching Heat

fromBoston.com
2 months ago
US news

Kristi Noem says the entire southern border wall will be painted black to stop people from climbing it

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
US politics

Trump Orders Kristi Noem to Paint the Entire Southern Border Wall Black' to Make It Even Harder' For People to Climb in Scorching Heat

#donald-trump
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
US politics

Trump Absolutely Melts Down at Critics of Alaska Summit in Late Night Barrage Throwing Zelensky a Blunt Signal Hours Before Meeting

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
US politics

Trump Absolutely Melts Down at Critics of Alaska Summit in Late Night Barrage Throwing Zelensky a Blunt Signal Hours Before Meeting

#immigration-enforcement
#uk-immigration
#trump
fromwww.thelocal.com
3 months ago

EU reveals (latest) start date for EES biometric passport checks

The European Commission has announced that the Entry & Exit System (EES) for biometric passport checks will commence on October 12, 2025, with mandatory implementation by April 2026.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.amny.com
3 months ago

Noem, Homan vow ICE agent surge in NYC, slam Mayor Adams after off-duty Border Patrol shot in Manhattan park | amNewYork

Noem stated, "What we will do in a city like this is we will double down, we will put more agents here, we will put more personnel here. We will give them more equipment, more training."
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frommasslive
3 months ago

Wanted Mass. man now accused by police of shooting off-duty Border Patrol agent

An off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was shot during a robbery attempt in Manhattan but is expected to survive.
US politics
fromwww.cnn.com
3 months ago

Off-duty Border Patrol agent shot in NYC park in apparent botched robbery, police say

An off-duty US Customs and Border Protection officer was shot during a robbery attempt in Manhattan.
#trump-administration
US politics
fromThe Nation
3 months ago

Superman the Immigrant Would Have Saved Texas

Flooding in Texas has resulted in a death toll of at least 120, including many children, due to neglect in disaster preparedness.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

John Fetterman Goes to Bat for ICE on Fox News: We Should Round Up and Deport All the Criminals!'

As a Democrat, I’m proudly very, very pro-immigration. I’m saying let's protect the Dreamers. And I don't want to go after hardworking workers in a lot of our different industries.
US politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 months ago

French authorities wave on dozens of migrants to cross the English Channel - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

HM Coastguard has been coordinating a response to multiple incidents involving small boats in the Channel this morning, 10 July. UK Border Force vessels have been sent as part of this response.
UK politics
#tax-reform
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

Pakistan's army says it killed 30 fighters trying to cross Afghan border

Islamabad accuses India of supporting terrorist groups amid rising tensions, while Pakistan military claims to have killed 30 Pakistan Taliban fighters.
US politics
fromFortune
4 months ago

What Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' means for tax cuts, Medicaid, national debt, and more

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' proposes major tax cuts, changes to social programs, and significant border security funding.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

House Republican Trashes Elon Musk on Fox: He's Trying to Derail the President's Agenda'

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis criticized Elon Musk for attempting to divide Republicans and derail the president's agenda, asserting that focus is needed on border security and tax cuts.
US politics
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

Russian threat sees Eastern Europe bring back land mines DW 06/29/2025

NATO countries near Russia withdraw from the Ottawa Convention to enhance border security with land mines, raising humanitarian concerns.
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