border patrol
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Customs agency memo contradicts Greyhound on bus raids
The document confirms that companies do not have to allow Border Patrol agents on buses to conduct routine checks for illegal immigrants, an issue in Maine and elsewhere.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
Charge dropped in Bangor case that led to claim of racial profiling
An advocacy group complains that the Border Patrol's suspicions about a family were aroused because they appeared to be of 'Central-American origin' and spoke Spanish while shopping at a store in Maine
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
U.S. takes step to require DNA samples from asylum-seekers
The new regulations would mandate DNA collection for almost all migrants who cross between official entry points and are held even temporarily.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2019
British tourists, with infant, detained for days after mistakenly driving into U.S.
A complaint filed Friday to the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security alleges that instead of being allowed to return to Canada or the U.K., the family has been separated and detained in 'filthy' cells in the U.S.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2019
Our View: Border Patrol should stop racial profiling
Federal agents ought to know that it's no crime to have brown skin or speak a language other than English.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2019
Border Patrol agent accused of ‘textbook racial profiling’ in Maine
A court document indicates an agent's suspicions about a family were aroused because they appeared to be of 'Central-American origin' and they spoke Spanish while shopping in Bangor.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2019
Suspect led human smuggling operation at Canadian border for years, officials say
Godofredo Rivas-Melendez, 60, a Canadian citizen who was born in El Salvador, pleaded not guilty last week in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2019
Commentary: Texan offers Mainers a practical primer on U.S. Border ‘patrolling’
Given a new chief Border Patrol agent's plans to expand warrantless searches here, Mainers should prepare for challenges to their constitutional rights.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2019
Our View: Keep failed southern border policies out of Maine
The tough talk from our state's new Border Patrol agent in charge should raise red flags.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2019
Eight from Mexico arrested in human smuggling effort in Aroostook County
Police pulled over a vehicle containing 7 undocumented immigrants who illegally crossed the border into Maine last week, and an eighth man who was paid to drive them to New York, authorities say.