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☆ US border officers find nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills hidden in shipment of sinks, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —US Customs and Border Protection officers in California say they stopped the attempted smuggling of fentanyl pills with an estimated street value of more than $2.5 million. “While screening the vehicle using a port imaging system, CBP officers discovered anomalies within the shipment,” the release says. Authorities inspected the shipment with a canine detection team and found about 858,000 blue pills were hidden in the two sinks, CBP said. Officers seized the synthetic opioids and the cargo van. US border protection officers have seized over 19,800 pounds of fentanyl so far in 2023, CBP data shows.

Persons: ” Rosa Hernandez Organizations: CNN, Customs, Border Protection, Authorities, Homeland Security Investigations, “ Locations: California, San Diego

☆ I tried TSA PreCheck, Global Entry, and CLEAR. Here's the best option and which ones I think are worth the money.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Jesse Collier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Jesse Collier tried Global Entry, CLEAR, and TSA PreCheck. The three most common options for an expedited airport visit include CLEAR, TSA PreCheck, and Global Entry. If you have TSA Precheck on top of CLEAR, you will cut the TSA Precheck line, but if you don't, you'll be in the regular line. If you have TSA Precheck on top of CLEAR, you will cut the TSA Precheck line, but if you don't, you'll be in the regular line. Airport travel is always going to be a stressor for many, but TSA Precheck, Global Entry, and CLEAR make things a little easier.

Persons: Jesse Collier, Collier, you'll, it's, I'm, slog, I've Organizations: TSA, San Jose Airport, LAX, U.S ., U.S . Customs, Customs, Immigration, TSA PreCheck, Global Locations: United States, there's

[1/5] Volunteers give electrolyte drinks to asylum seekers while they camp near the border in an attempt to cross into the U.S. without an appointment, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico June 27, 2023. "We are clear-eyed about the limits of our ability to control the security situation in any town outside of the United States," a senior CBP official told Reuters. When asked about the potential for continued extortion in Nuevo Laredo, the CBP official said migrants could apply for appointments elsewhere, and come to the city just for their appointments. But reaching Nuevo Laredo can pose its own risks. Three migrants told Reuters that men who appeared to be cartel members told them to stay orderly, but had not been extorting recently arrived migrants for money.

Persons: Daniel Becerril, Joe Biden's, Stephanie Leutert, Biden, Gerson Bravo, Jose, Daina Beth Solomon, Laura Gottesdiener, Stephen Eisenhammer, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Volunteers, REUTERS, U.S, Customs, Borders Protection, . Customs, Border Protection, CBP, University of Texas, Reuters, Nuevo Laredo, Thomson Locations: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Daniel Becerril NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico's Nuevo Laredo, United States, Laredo, Texas, U.S, Austin, Matamoros, Venezuela, Venezuelan, Michoacan, Mexico City

☆ Temu reportedly thinks shoppers should be blamed if they buy goods from the site that were produced by forced labor
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Online retailer Temu relies on its customers to report when products are made with forced labor. Temu prohibits suppliers from using forced labor, but relies on external reporting to enforce that policy. Lawmakers said there is an extremely high risk that Temu's supply chains are contaminated with forced labor. That makes it difficult to know whether the companies are following the Certa Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which prohibits international imports manufactured by forced labor, particularly in the Xinjiang region of China. The investigation concluded that, "American consumers should know that there is an extremely high risk that Temu's supply chains are contaminated with forced labor."

Persons: —, Temu, hasn't Organizations: Temu, Lawmakers, Service, Chinese Communist Party, Customs, Border, Labor Locations: United States, Xinjiang, China, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, American

☆ Congress Spotlights ‘Serious’ Forced Labor Concerns With Chinese Shopping Sites
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Ana Swanson | Claire Fu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The number of de minimis packages entering the United States has exploded in recent years, to 720 million in 2021, from 220 million in 2016. Based on data submitted by the companies, the report said that Temu and Shein alone are likely responsible for almost 600,000 packages shipped to the United States daily under the de minimis rule. Among teenagers, Shein was the third most popular e-commerce site behind Amazon and Nike, according to a Piper Sandler report issued this spring. As their popularity has grown, so has congressional scrutiny of the firms given their ties to China. Temu, which is based in Boston, is a subsidiary of PDD Holdings, which moved its headquarters to Ireland from China this year.

Persons: Earl Blumenauer, ”, Shein, Piper Sandler Organizations: United States, Customs, Nike, PDD Holdings Locations: United States, United, China, Oregon, Singapore, Boston, Ireland

☆ Shein and Temu are skirting tariff costs by selling their imported merchandise at super-cheap prices, US lawmakers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Shein and Temu sell products that are so cheap the companies avoid paying import tariffs. US lawmakers found that these fast-fashion companies are exempt from tariffs on products under $800. So low, in fact, that the companies don't have to pay tariffs when the products are shipped to the US. Lawmakers highlighted the Certa Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) which prohibits international imports manufactured by forced labor, particularly in the Xinjiang region of China. Temu's code of conduct prohibits suppliers from using forced labor but does not prohibit them from sourcing products based on region.

Persons: —, Temu, Shein Organizations: Service, Chinese Communist Party, Customs, Labor Locations: China, United States, Xinjiang

☆ Retailers Shein and Temu violate U.S. tariff law and evade human rights reviews on imports, House report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — A House committee exploring economic competition between the U.S. and China on Thursday released a damning report connecting retail giants Shein and Temu to a disproportionate number of import violations. Lawmakers argue the tariff violations give Temu and Shein unfair advantages over U.S. retailers. Both companies have faced allegations of human rights abuses: Shein for alleged forced labor in its supplier factories in the Uyghur region and Temu for allegedly failing to develop compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, the committee reported. Temu and Shein did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report. Temu has previously said it is "not the importer of record with respect to goods shipped to the United States," and Shein has denied allegations of forced labor.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Shein, Mike Gallagher, Temu Organizations: U.S, Chinese Communist Party, Nike, Adidas, Uyghur, Labor, U.S . Customs, Wisconsin Republican, House CCP Committee Locations: China, U.S, Wisconsin, United States

☆ Putin Asserts Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has ‘No Chance’ at Economic Forum
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Neil Macfarquhar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia wrapped up what was for him an extraordinary and sometimes rambling week of upbeat commentary on the Ukraine war by asserting on Friday that Russia was so assured of prevailing against the Ukrainian counteroffensive that he had ruled out using nuclear weapons. Yet, Mr. Putin’s assertions of success in the face of repeated setbacks seemed to rankle a small but ever louder chorus of critics. They point to the counteroffensive, drone attacks on Moscow, incursions by pro-Ukraine militias into southern Russia and cross-border shelling of Russian towns as evidence that things could be spiraling out of control. That could explain why Mr. Putin took care this week to present himself as a hands-on, knowledgeable commander in chief, even asserting at one point Friday that “right now” the Ukrainians were attacking with two tanks here and five tanks there. But his strategy of proclaiming success while brushing off problems with key military elements like smart weapons or border protection is a contradiction, his critics say, that cannot endure endlessly.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin Organizations: St ., Economic Forum, Russian Locations: Russia, Ukraine, St, St . Petersburg, Moscow

☆ Bipartisan Bills Look to Change Import Law Seen as Boon to E-Commerce Companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Jordyn Holman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Currently, companies importing packages valued under $800 are not charged duties, taxes or fees to the United States government. A bill introduced Thursday looks to bar countries such as China and Russia, which are considered “nonmarket economies,” from being eligible to use this trade law. Some online retailers have financially benefited from the law because they ship small batches of orders directly to shoppers from overseas. Its $11 smock dresses and $6 floral print bikinis are shipped directly to shoppers, allowing it to bypass any import fees. That could lead to more fees at customs as it directs bulks of goods to its warehouses before going to consumers.

Persons: ”, Marco Rubio, Sherrod Brown, Earl Blumenauer, Neal Dunn, ” Mr, Blumenauer, Shein Organizations: United, Customs, Republican, Ohio Democrat, Democrat, Florida Republican Locations: United States, China, Russia, Florida, Ohio, Oregon, U.S

MEXICO CITY, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. asylum appointments at a dangerous Texas-Mexico border crossing can no longer be scheduled via an online app following reports that migrants face extortion in Mexico. A website for the app, called CBP One, no longer lists Laredo as a city where asylum seekers can schedule appointments. Nuevo Laredo has long been notorious for widespread kidnapping and extortion of migrants. An advocate in Nuevo Laredo, who requested anonymity due to safety fears, said criminals have demanded as much as $500 per person. Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon in Mexico City and Ted Hesson in Washington; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Daina Beth Solomon, Ted Hesson, Richard Chang Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Reuters, Nuevo, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, U.S, Associated Press, Strauss, University of Texas, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Texas, Mexico, Mexican, Nuevo Laredo, Laredo, U.S, Austin, Mexico City, Washington

☆ DeSantis breaks silence on migrant flights that landed on Newsom's turf, boasting that the program was 'very effective'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

DeSantis on Wednesday defended a Florida program that relocates migrants to blue states. Until Wednesday, DeSantis hadn't commented publicly about the flights that landed in Sacramento, first on Friday and then again on Monday. "I think it's also been every effective," DeSantis said about the relocation program at the start of the roundtable. DeSantis also defended the use of a $12 million fund in Florida to pay for the relocation program. Under DeSantis, Florida sent more than 1,100 members of its national guard to Texas.

Persons: DeSantis, —, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis hadn't, Biden, Gavin Newsom, Joe Biden's, Trump, Scott Eisen, Ray Chavez, it's Organizations: Service, Gov, Florida Division, Emergency Management, US Customs, Border Patrol, Republican Gov, Democratic Gov, MediaNews, Mercury, Getty, GOP, Arizona, Biden, Republican Locations: Florida, Texas, California, Sierra Vista , Arizona, Sacramento, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, DeSantis, Vineyard , Massachusetts, DeSantis , Florida, Arizona

☆ Judge gives US government one week to handle request for Prince Harry’s visa records
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A federal judge has given the Department of Homeland Security until next Tuesday to decide how it will handle a conservative think tank’s request for Prince Harry’s US immigration records. The group is questioning whether immigration officials properly granted Prince Harry’s application, since admission of past drug use can be grounds to reject a visa application. In court filings, DHS has noted that the US Customs and Border Protection agency originally denied the requests from Heritage because the group did not have Prince Harry’s authorization or consent to release the information. “A person’s visa … is confidential,” DHS attorney John Bardo said in court Tuesday. When asked about the privacy aspect of their records request, attorney Samuel Dewey, who represents Heritage, said Prince Harry’s privacy on the issue of past drug use has been “extraordinarily diminished” given his public remarks on the subject.

Persons: Prince, Prince Harry’s, Carl Nichols, John Bardo, Samuel Dewey, “, ” Dewey, “ He’s, ”, Dewey, Prince Harry, it’s Organizations: CNN, Department of Homeland Security, Heritage Foundation, US Border Patrol, DHS, US Customs, Border Protection, Heritage Locations: Washington , DC, London

☆ Pro-DeSantis super PAC ad used Trump-era footage of migrants climbing a border fence to target Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis for president appeared to be targeting President Joe Biden in an ad. Ron DeSantis for president used a Trump-era video clip of migrants crossing a border fence in an ad that appeared to be targeting President Joe Biden. A screenshot from a pro-DeSantis super PAC's ad, showing migrants climbing a border fence. Screenshot of an Associated Press video from 2018 used in an ad by a pro-DeSantis super PAC that appears to be targeting Biden. DeSantis' and the super PAC were cited in a new complaint by the nonpartisan watchdog group Campaign Legal Center to the Federal Election Commission.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, —, Donald Trump, DeSantis Organizations: Democratic, American, Service, Florida Gov, Associated Press, YouTube, CBP, DeSantis, US Customs, Border Protection, Trump, GOP, Federal, Commission, The Center Locations: Mexico, America, Central America

☆ Family of girl who died in US Border Patrol custody denied ambulance, investigation finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 1 (Reuters) - An investigation into the death of an 8-year-old Panamanian girl while in custody of the U.S. Border Patrol in Harlingen, Texas, showed that the family was repeatedly denied an ambulance, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Thursday. The child died on May 17 after experiencing a medical emergency at the agency's station in Harlingen, three days after being transferred from the Donna Processing Facility, near the border in Donna, Texas, for medical isolation. The family had been held by CBP for nine days despite agency policy limiting custody to 72 hours. Neither Border Patrol agents nor the contracted medical personnel who interacted with the family in Harlingen acknowledged being aware of the girl's medical conditions, which included sickle cell anemia and congenital heart disease, CBP said. In addition, CBP said, surveillance cameras at the Harlingen station had not been working while the family was in custody, forcing them to rely on staff interviews.

Persons: Troy Miller, Sarah Morland, Ted Hesson, Leslie Adler Organizations: U.S . Border Patrol, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, Donna Processing, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Border Patrol, Donna, CBP, CBP's, Thomson Locations: Harlingen , Texas, U.S, Harlingen, Donna , Texas, Mexico City, Washington

☆ 8-Year-Old Migrant Who Died in C.B.P. Custody Was Seen by Medical Staff 11 Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Eileen Sullivan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

While the investigation is continuing, the initial findings suggest that the child, Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, a Panamanian national, was not provided proper medical care while she was in government custody. On Thursday, the agency’s acting commissioner, Troy Miller, said that “several medical providers involved in this incident have now been prohibited from working in C.B.P. Background: The girl’s health history was ignored. Her family provided her health history to medical personnel when they were booked into Border Patrol custody in Donna, Texas. But none of the medical personnel she interacted with at a facility where her family was transferred acknowledged being aware of her health history, internal investigators found.

Persons: Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, Troy Miller, Biden, Anadith Organizations: Customs, Border Patrol Locations: Customs, Panamanian, C.B.P, Brownsville , Texas, United States, Donna , Texas

☆ Chinese tech entrepreneurs keen to 'de-China' as tensions with US soar
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( David Kirton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

But he's dismayed by the U.S.-China trade spats and the restrictions on a growing number of Chinese companies that have been imposed, or are being proposed, by U.S. lawmakers. "It's very unfair," he said, lamenting that competitors from other countries did not face similar issues when trying to expand into the United States. Reuters spoke to seven tech entrepreneurs from mainland China, most of them educated overseas, who would like to expand their businesses in the United States. Geopolitical tensions have meant a far less friendly atmosphere for mainland Chinese companies wanting to operate or gain funding in the United States, the entrepreneurs and consultants say. The U.S. Commerce Department did not respond to a request for comment on attitudes towards Chinese companies within the United States.

Persons: Florence Lo, Ryan, Trump, Joe Biden, Major flashpoints, James McGregor, Xi, Wilson, Chris Pereira, Shein, PDD, Pereira, Tommy, David Kirton, Eduardo Baptista, Casey, Brenda Goh, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: REUTERS, Huawei, U.S ., U.S, Micron Technology, Washington DC, Chinese Communist Party, Greater, APCO Worldwide, U.S . Commerce Department, Reuters, of Information, American Ecosystem Institute . Companies, PDD Holdings, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, Casey Hall, Thomson Locations: China, SHENZHEN, U.S, Washington, United States, Shenzhen, East Asia, North America, Hong Kong, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Montana, Greater China, Beijing, China's, Shanghai, Dublin

☆ The American Asylum Lottery Is, Shockingly, a Rare Border Success Story - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Dara Lind | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

And it must work toward evaluating everyone’s asylum claims on the merits. The lottery doesn’t determine who wins asylum; it chooses who’s allowed to apply for it. Hundreds of slots a day are assigned to asylum seekers waiting on the Mexican side of the border, who’ve signed up for the lottery using the CBP One app, run by Customs and Border Protection. Those who are selected are given an appointment time 13 days in advance, at a port of entry. Everyone else has to meet a far higher standard to be allowed to file a full asylum application and face an immigration judge.

☆ Strikes, Delays and Lost Luggage: How to Survive Air Travel This Summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Elaine Glusac | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +27 min

Illustration by Yukai Du Strikes, Delays and Lost Luggage: How to Survive Air Travel This Summer With the travel season in full swing, we compiled a guide to help you navigate the year’s most hectic time in the skies. If you don’t care which beach, shop around.” If you haven’t booked summer flights, do it now. For one, avoiding the airports with the highest levels of delays and cancellations last summer may be a good idea. They’re also getting longer inside airport lounges, longtime havens from the masses clogging the terminals at peak times. Standard membership in Priority Pass, a network of 1,300 airport lounges, starts at $99 a year, with each visit costing $35 at that level.

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☆ Fact Check-False claims online say only male migrants try to enter the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Instances of women and children trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border have been widely documented despite online allegations that only men attempt to enter the United States. Between January and April this year, there were 715,236 total encounters at the border, according to CBP data. Reuters has widely reported on immigration to the United States and interviewed migrants trying to cross the southern border (here) (here) (here). Some examples of photographs and videos documenting women and children migrants are viewable (here) here) (here) (here). It has been widely documented that women and children are among migrants that try to enter the United States.

☆ 8-Year-Old Migrant Died After a Week in U.S. Detention
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Eileen Sullivan | Emiliano Rodríguez Mega | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Customs and Border Protection officials said on Wednesday that emergency medical services had transported the girl to a hospital, where she died. Biden administration officials did not respond to additional questions about the circumstances surrounding the child’s death, citing the internal review. A border official in Texas who was not authorized to speak publicly said that Ana had a serious medical condition of which officials had not immediately been aware. That policy had allowed officials to expel some migrants swiftly, instead of holding them in custody. Since its expiration, officials have reverted to policies that involve longer processing times for migrants.

☆ Fact Check-The IRS does not have 400% more staff or law enforcement agents than border patrol
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An example (here) with more than 2.1 million views at the time of publishing reads, “America has nearly 400% more IRS agents than Border Patrol agents.” Another example can be seen (here). A smaller subset within each agency are considered law enforcement agents. Border patrol agents and CBP officers within the office of field operations are considered law enforcement, according to a CBP spokesperson. The number of law enforcement agents within the IRS is therefore significantly lower than in the CBP. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service does not have 400 percent more total personnel or law enforcement agents than the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

☆ Gun-loving Texas, where most households own a firearm, has become an epicenter of mass shootings
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

CNN and the GVA define a mass shooting as a shooting that injures or kills four or more people, not including the shooter. They argue that more firearms and higher gun ownership increases public safety – a stance that continues to be at odds with gun violence experts and data. The area around the Robb Elementary School signs has become a memorial dedicated to the victims of the May 24 mass shooting. Mass shootings are just a piece of that, and the strategies that we’re laying out will impact mass shootings. They’ll also impact a lot of other types of gun violence and that’s absolutely critical to saving lives,” Horwitz said.

☆ End of Title 42 immigration policy has brought fewer migrants than expected, but overcrowding concerns remain
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

David Peinado Romero/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Migrants carry a baby in a suitcase across the Rio Grande on May 10. Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Migrants wait to get paid after washing cars at a gas station in Brownsville on May 10. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Migrants surrender to US Border Patrol agents after crossing the border in Yuma on May 10. Paul Ratje/Reuters Migrants wait to be processed by US Border Patrol agents in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on April 26. Hudak warned in the filing that without measures to conditionally release some migrants, Border Patrol could have over 45,000 migrants in custody by the end of the month.

☆ Drivers are delivering food orders to migrants stuck at the Mexican border near San Diego, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some have resorted to placing food delivery orders to eat, Rest of World reported. One woman told Rest of World she paid $100 for a whole chicken because the Uber Eats driver didn't have change. Jesús Vargas, a delivery driver based in Tijuana, told Rest of World he's delivered Taiwanese food to some migrants. Immigration advocates previously told Insider that migrants who failed to use the app were being penalized. Border patrol agents were stopping volunteers on the US side of the border from providing charging stations, per the outlet.

Two dozen National Guard troops quickly set about stretching coils of barbed wire across the cement base of the bridge where the migrants had been. Under the order known as Title 42, U.S. authorities could quickly turn back migrants without giving them a chance to seek asylum. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said the number of migrants crossing the border fell by half since the end of Title 42. A Dominican couple under the bridge told Reuters they had just reached Ciudad Juarez and had not heard of it. Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon and Jose Luis Gonzalez in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Editing by Stephen Eisenhammer and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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