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Border Control and Customs

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Cindy Chang, Sunday School Teacher, Released After Three-Week Detention at Arizona Immigration Checkpoint

    ​Cindy Chang was driving from San Jose to Phoenix for a friend's wedding early this month when she was stopped at an immigration checkpoint in Eloy, Ariz. These structures are common this close to the border. Chang, a 26-year old Sunday school teacher who has lived in the Bay Area since her f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Cocaine Seized from Cruise Ship at Pier 35

    ​Federal agents announced today that they seized 13 kilograms, or close to 29 pounds, of cocaine from a cruise ship docked in San Francisco last month.According to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a joint operation among federal agencies and local law-enforcement led to two sep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Border Control Cracks Down on Immigration of Red Roses

    CBP​Red roses will be getting the pat-down by border control this Valentine's Day to ensure those flowers you give your honey come Tuesday are free of nasty bugs.The U.S. Customs and Border Control will continue stopping every red rose over the weekend, scanning to see if any of those flowers are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Customs Agents Intercept Smuggled Animal Skulls at San Francisco Airport

    ​It's always interesting to see the sorts of contraband that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are intercepting in the Bay Area. About a year ago, we heaved a sigh of relief after "destructive" Pakistani insects were detected by the feds in a shipment of rice in Oakland.But such arthropod ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    The 10 Best Bay Area Music Videos of 2011

    From Seventeen Evergreen's "Polarity Song" video.​ Ah, the music video: In three decades, these modest clips went from insider promo tool, to prime-time TV staple, to Internet meme-generator. And despite all the online noise and bustle of 2011, a good music video is still a fantastic way to gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Watch DJ Shadow's Blood-Boiling New Video, "Border Crossing"

    The Occupy Wall Street Everywhere protests are stealing headlines this week. But for many, immigration and border politics remain one of the most backwards and unjust issues facing the country. Count among that group the Bay Area's DJ Shadow, whose new video for "Border Crossing" qualifies as a bloo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Francisco Carrillo-Beltran, Mexican National, Accused of Smuggling Meth Through Airport

    Great for massages, not so great for drug smuggling​Border Patrol agents seized about 11 pounds of methamphetamine from Francisco Carillo-Beltran's luggage as he traveled through the Fresno/Yosemite International Airport on Sept. 11. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested 42-year-old Carr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2011

    The Art of Smuggling

    Great for massages, not so great for drug smuggling​Border Patrol agents seized about 11 pounds of methamphetamine from Francisco Carillo-Beltran's luggage as he traveled through the Fresno/Yosemite International Airport on Sept. 11. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested 42-year-old Carr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    'Destructive' Pakistani Insects in Oakland Intercepted by Border Agents

    ​Heave a sigh of relief, Bay Area residents. The Khapra beetle, an invasive and "extremely destructive" arthropod, has been foiled -- for now -- in its evil designs upon the human race's grain silos by agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).In a news release today, CBP announced that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Radiation Levels Monitored on Japan-California Flights

    Old-school decontamination​U.S. Customs and Border Protection is monitoring radiation levels on airplanes, cargo, and passengers on flights inbound to West Coast cities from Japan, federal officials said today.In a statement, Customs and Border Protection said officials were seeking to "evaluate t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Mexican Lucha Libre Wrestlers Fight - San Francisco High Schoolers Win

    A recession calls for superheroes.​Raising money for college scholarships in a recession begs creativity. Bake sales? Overdone. Car washes? Cliche. A man in furry underwear kicking the ass of a Border Patrol agent in the school gym? Now we're getting somewhere. John O'Connell High School of Techno ... More >>

  • News

    December 15, 2010

    The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants, But What's Been Unearthed Reveals a Culture of Cruelty

    A recession calls for superheroes.​Raising money for college scholarships in a recession begs creativity. Bake sales? Overdone. Car washes? Cliche. A man in furry underwear kicking the ass of a Border Patrol agent in the school gym? Now we're getting somewhere. John O'Connell High School of Techno ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2010

    Grinding Justice: Operation Streamline Costs Millions, Tramples the Constitution, Treats Migrants Like Cattle, and Doesnít Work

    A recession calls for superheroes.​Raising money for college scholarships in a recession begs creativity. Bake sales? Overdone. Car washes? Cliche. A man in furry underwear kicking the ass of a Border Patrol agent in the school gym? Now we're getting somewhere. John O'Connell High School of Techno ... More >>

  • News

    September 8, 2010

    Travel writer Edward Hasbrouck sues Homeland Security over travel data

    A recession calls for superheroes.​Raising money for college scholarships in a recession begs creativity. Bake sales? Overdone. Car washes? Cliche. A man in furry underwear kicking the ass of a Border Patrol agent in the school gym? Now we're getting somewhere. John O'Connell High School of Techno ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2010

    Held Captive

    Coyotes who smuggle immigrants torture and extort their victims, helped by out government's failure to enact immigration reform.

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Accused Sex Offenders Arrested at San Francisco Airport

    ​U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing it nabbed two alleged sex offenders at San Francisco Airport after the American citizens' separate flights from the Philippines touched down.  The first man was arrested last Monday on a warrant out of Washington State. The second man was book ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    S.F. Man Threatens to 'Sell' Woman. SoCal Man Does Worse.

    ​We've heard stories before of people reporting their exes to immigration officials, but a couple of psycho tales in the news today one-upped that revenge tactic.In San Francisco, a person reported to police that a 25-year-old female Hispanic friend sent out a desperate text message that she was b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Feds Indict Fisherman's Wharf Merchants For Selling Fake Louis Vuittons

    No, you didn't get a real, $5 Louis Vuitton...​In what is being billed as the largest takedown of retailers of designer fakes on the West Coast, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement busted a slew of Fisherman's Wharf merchants for allegedly smuggling and trafficking in fake Oakley, Nike, A ... More >>

  • News

    July 28, 2010

    ILLEGAL from Terry Greene Sterling

    Read a penetrating chapter from former Phoenix New Times investigative reporter Terry Greene Sterling's book: ILLEGAL: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Undocumented Students Protest Senator Feinstein's Delay On Dream Act

    ​Dozens of college students - many undocumented - protested outside Senator Dianne Feinstein's Market Street office Thursday morning, urging her to act on a pending bill that would offer a path to citizenship to students who crossed the border while kids and have attended two years of college.Stud ... More >>

  • News

    June 9, 2010

    Cowboy Down: Rob Krentz's Family Talks About the Life and Death of the Murdered Arizona Rancher

    ​Dozens of college students - many undocumented - protested outside Senator Dianne Feinstein's Market Street office Thursday morning, urging her to act on a pending bill that would offer a path to citizenship to students who crossed the border while kids and have attended two years of college.Stud ... More >>

  • News

    June 2, 2010

    Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border

    ​Dozens of college students - many undocumented - protested outside Senator Dianne Feinstein's Market Street office Thursday morning, urging her to act on a pending bill that would offer a path to citizenship to students who crossed the border while kids and have attended two years of college.Stud ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2009

    Light It Up

    ​Dozens of college students - many undocumented - protested outside Senator Dianne Feinstein's Market Street office Thursday morning, urging her to act on a pending bill that would offer a path to citizenship to students who crossed the border while kids and have attended two years of college.Stud ... More >>

  • News

    November 26, 2008

    Janet Napolitano’s Sorry Service in Arizona Makes Her a Terrible Choice for Homeland Security Secretary

    ​Dozens of college students - many undocumented - protested outside Senator Dianne Feinstein's Market Street office Thursday morning, urging her to act on a pending bill that would offer a path to citizenship to students who crossed the border while kids and have attended two years of college.Stud ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    A Quick Buck

    ​Dozens of college students - many undocumented - protested outside Senator Dianne Feinstein's Market Street office Thursday morning, urging her to act on a pending bill that would offer a path to citizenship to students who crossed the border while kids and have attended two years of college.Stud ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    Sacramento Act Banned From the UK for 10 Years!

    ​Dozens of college students - many undocumented - protested outside Senator Dianne Feinstein's Market Street office Thursday morning, urging her to act on a pending bill that would offer a path to citizenship to students who crossed the border while kids and have attended two years of college.Stud ... More >>

  • News

    July 20, 2005

    The Identity Makers

    In the age of terror, are the people who make fake identification documents for the Hispanic community noble public servants -- or national security risks?

  • News

    June 22, 2005

    The Minuteman's 15 Minutes of Fame (Minute 14.5)

    At the Arizona border, Infiltrator checks in with Americans who help the government look for illegal aliens

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