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Filipino cruise ship workers arrested, deported in US child pornography investigation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2026/05/08/313111/filipino-cruise-ship-workers-arrested-deported-us-child-pornography-investigation/

Disabled Organizers Are Facing Down Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

https://murica.website/2026/03/disabled-organizers-are-facing-down-trumps-immigration-crackdown/

ICE Is Collecting More Data, Aims to Outsource Judgment to Private Contractors

https://murica.website/2025/11/ice-is-collecting-more-data-aims-to-outsource-judgment-to-private-contractors/

While the federal government has shut down, many essential federal workers remain on the job unpaid. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2025/10/01/532412/the-longer-the-shutdown-lasts-the-greater-the-risk-of-cargo-backups-at-texas-ports/

#Business #Economy #National #News #Politics #Texas #Transportation #GovernmentShutdown #Imports #InternationalTrade #JobsAndEconomy #ThePortOfHouston #USCustomsAndBorderProtection

A 22-year-old Palestinian man was released from detention at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston after being held there by federal immigration authorities for nine days, according to his attorney. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/07/15/526412/palestinian-man-released-after-nine-day-detention-at-houston-airport/

#Airports #Houston #Immigration #Local #News #GeorgeBushIntercontinentalAirport #Palestinian #PresidentDonaldTrump #TrumpImmigrationPolicy #USCustomsAndBorderProtection #USImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement

More than $7.3 million in counterfeit Apple cell phone chargers were recently confiscated at the Port of Houston by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the federal agency announced this week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/05/21/521909/counterfeit-apple-phone-chargers-valued-at-7-3-million-seized-from-port-of-houston/

#Crime #Houston #Local #News #Technology #Apple #AppleInc #CBPAreaPortOfHoustonGalveston #CounterfeitGoods #PortOfHouston #USCustomsAndBorderProtection

Vehicle pursuits and the resulting "bailouts" played a major role in school officials' and law enforcement's response to the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting. It leaves lasting consequences.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/05/20/521783/high-speed-chases-added-to-uvalde-shooting-chaos-chases-are-down-3-years-later-but-trauma-remains/

#CriminalJustice #Immigration #News #Texas #CarChases #DeadlyPursuits #OperationLoneStar #PoliceOfficers #Policing #TexasBorder #TexasDepartmentOfPublicSafety #USCustomsAndBorderProtection #Uvalde #UvaldeShooting

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than 160 grams of heroin, fentanyl and THC vape oil from a U.S. citizen's luggage at the Galveston cruise port on Sunday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/04/23/519505/fentanyl-heroin-thc-seized-from-cruise-passengers-luggage-at-galveston-port-sunday/

#Galveston #News #CBPGalveston #GalvestonCruises #GalvestonPort #USCustomsAndBorderProtection

A U.S. girl traveling to Houston for brain cancer treatment was reportedly detained by federal immigration agents and deported to Mexico, along with her parents and most of her siblings. Her parents were living in Texas without legal status.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/03/13/515964/girl-deported-brain-cancer-houston-for-treatment/

#Border #Houston #Immigration #International #Local #National #News #Texas #BrainCancer #Checkpoint #PresidentDonaldTrump #RioGrandeValley #TrumpImmigrationPolicy #USCustomsAndBorderProtection

Since January, Texas area CBP officers have encountered more than 90 people attempting to import raw eggs from Mexico.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2025/02/27/514898/u-s-customs-and-border-protection-is-cracking-down-on-border-egg-smuggling/

#Border #News #Texas #BorderImmigration #Egg #TopStories #Tpr #USCustomsAndBorderProtection

Immigration authorities can now enter schools, healthcare facilities and places of worship to conduct arrests, according to a new policy from the Department of Homeland Security.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/01/22/511570/trump-administration-strips-schools-churches-of-immigration-enforcement-protections/

#Immigration #National #News #Politics #HomelandSecurity #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #TomHoman #USCustomsAndBorderProtection

12 kilos, or roughly 26 pounds of cocaine located in a hidden compartment of a wheelchair were seized at the George Bush Intercontinental airport, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/10/03/501863/more-than-26-pounds-of-cocaine-in-hidden-wheelchair-compartment-seized-from-bush-airport/

#News #Transportation #BorderProtection #BushAirport #GeorgeBushIntercontinentalAirport #USCustomsAndBorderProtection

Arrests for crossing the U.S. border illegally fell slightly in March, authorities said Friday, bucking a usual spring increase amid increased immigration enforcement in Mexico.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2024/04/15/483546/u-s-border-arrests-decline-amid-increased-enforcement-in-mexico/

#Border #Immigration #News #BorderPatrol #TexasBorder #USBorder #USCustomsAndBorderProtection

Texas has transported over 102,000 migrants to New York, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Records show that as of Jan. 24, the state has spent over $148 million to bus migrants to predominantly Democratic cities.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2024/02/21/478164/texas-has-spent-over-148-million-busing-migrants-to-other-parts-of-the-country/

#Border #Immigration #News #OperationLoneStar #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasMigrants #USCustomsAndBorderProtection

U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds migrant encounters along the southwest border dropped significantly in January.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2024/02/15/477546/migration-along-the-u-s-mexico-border-dropped-significantly-in-january/

#Border #Immigration #News #HomelandSecurity #MigrationPolicyInstitute #TexasBorder #USCustomsAndBorderProtection

Child and family advocates across Texas say the so-called illegal entry bill could harm children and cause serious lasting effects.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2023/12/01/471222/children-may-be-harmed-the-most-by-texas-illegal-entry-bill-advocates-warn/

#Border #News #Texas #childrenatrisk #HumanitarianOutreachforMigrantEmotionalHealth #Texasborder #USCustomsandBorderProtection

Global News BC: NEXUS application centres reopen at 8 Canadian airports starting March 27 https://globalnews.ca/news/9565168/nexus-airport-centres-reopen-canadian-march-27/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #uscustomsandborderprotection #CanadaBorderServicesAgency #NeXusenrolmentcentres #northamericatravel #Canadianairports #CanadaUStravel #NEXUSinterview #Consumer #U.S.News #Traffic #Canada #World #Nexus #CBSA #CBP