Calexico residents question need for secondary border wall, calling it ‘laughable’
former Calexico mayor. “Most of the drugs smuggled into this country are smuggled through ports of entry and not over the ...
USA Today1mon
A 2,000-mile journey in the shadow of the border wall
A border wall would sit somewhere beyond that ... The border runs through canal-watered fields into Calexico, then past huge solar farms to waterless, road-less desert. Entering San Diego County ...
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Wind Gusts Blew Over Part of Trump's Border Wall as the Concrete Was Drying — and Twitter Has Thoughts
Two sections of President Donald Trump‘s controversial border wall, which has stirred fierce debate since he started campaigning on its construction, on Wednesday tipped over in Calexico ...
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The Raging Controversy at the Border Began With This Incident 100 Years Ago
Following Nogales’ lead, officials in Calexico, California, erected a fence that ran two miles along the boundary line there. By the 1920s, fences were a fixture in most border towns.
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CBP Awards First Border Wall Contract of President Trump’s Second Term
in Calexico, Calif. (Photo by Mani Albrecht/U.S. Customs and Border Protection) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) awarded the first border wall contract of President Trump’s second term in ...
Fox News1mon
Migrants clone Border Patrol vehicles in bid to bypass Trump's crackdown
In July 2023, legitimate border agents spotted an individual cutting the steel international boundary fence several miles from the Calexico Port of Entry. An investigation led to the discovery of ...
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U.S. Border Patrol officers seize weapons at Calexico port of entry
On Thursday, U.S. Border Patrol posted photos on social media of illegal guns meant to go to Mexico that are now off the streets. Federal officers seized the weapons at the Calexico port of entry ...
SF Weekly1mon
Border officers intercept fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and meth at Calexico Port
CALEXICO— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from the Calexico West Port of Entry intercepted multiple types of narcotics in a single smuggling attempt. The incident occurred on Tuesday ...
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Customs and Border Protection to Start New Permitting Process at Calexico East Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is implementing a new permitting process at the Calexico East Port of Entry. CBP will start the new process Monday, affecting travelers seeking I-94 permits.
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Mother of slain CAL FIRE captain speaks out after suspect's arrest in Mexico
She was handed over to U.S. Marshals at the Calexico border crossing. "Now that she's caught, Miss Yolanda has been caught, I really want to thank detective [Jessica] Ricca and her team.
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New CBP Horse Patrol Unit Opens in Honor of Border Patrol Agent Who died in Car Crash
CBP opened a new facility for El Centro Sector’s Horse Patrol Unit and dedicated it in honor of a Border Patrol agent who died in a car crash. The Calexico Stable Facility is dedicated in honor of ...