Houston
Hobby Airport Begins Use Of Facial Recognition Technology
Posted on · The new technology will allow international travelers to cut down on travel time by making it easier to go through customs and border inspections.
Tag: Customs and Border Protection
Border
Between President Trump’s Border Wall And The Rio Grande Lies A ‘No Man’s Land’
Posted on · Because of worries about flooding, the border wall is often built as much as a mile north of the Rio Grande, leaving thousands of isolated acres between the water and the wall.
Immigration
Physicians Call For Mandatory Flu Vaccines For Detained Migrant Children
Posted on · Since September 2018, at least seven children have died in Customs and Border Protection custody, including three from complications from the flu.
Immigration
People Are Trying To Donate To Detained Migrants. Border Patrol Won’t Accept It
Posted on · After hearing claims that detention centers are housing migrant children in unsanitary conditions, people are attempting to provide them with supplies.
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Mueller Agrees To Testify In Public, And The First 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate
Posted on · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
News
Homeland Security Secretary Insists Border Crisis Is ‘Real’
Posted on · During her testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee, Kirstjen Nielsen was asked about conversations with President Donald Trump as he declared a national emergency at the border.
News
Border Patrol Agent Arrested in Texas Serial Murder Case
Posted on · The U.S. Border Patrol supervisor is being held on $2.5 million bond.
News
ACLU: Misconduct Claims By Children Are Widespread At Border
Posted on · The ACLU began publishing the government documents online Wednesday and plans to post material, including audio recordings. Customs and Border Protection strongly denied the claims.
Energy & Environment
Texas Oil Regulator Says Customs And Border Protection Proposal Would Harm Industry
Posted on · The agency wants to rethink how it interprets part of a law requiring ships doing business on the coast be American-made.
Houston Matters
Homeland Insecurity: Investigation Uncovers Failures to Root Out Corruption Within the Border Patrol
Posted on · On Tuesday (Dec. 15 2015), Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas National Guard troops would remain at the Mexico border. Their nearly 18-month mission — prompted by an influx of unaccompanied children pouring into the country — was supposed to end this month, but it will now continue amid another wave of arrivals. Of course, it’s not just […]
Full Show
Failures in Corruption Investigations at the Border: Wednesday’s Show (December 16, 2015)
Posted on · On Tuesday (Dec. 15 2015), Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas National Guard troops would remain at the Mexico border. Their nearly 18-month mission — prompted by an influx of unaccompanied children pouring into the country — was supposed to end this month, but it will now continue amid another wave of arrivals. Of course, it’s not just […]