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PublishedApril 19, 2022
Mexican man in federal court after arrest near East Dixfield
The defendant was charged with illegally reentering the country after he'd been deported.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2021
Border Patrol has a ‘shadow police unit’ that protects agents when they kill, groups say
These "shadow police units" have been operating since at least 1987 and without any actual authority under federal law, according to a letter sent to Congress calling for an investigation.
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PublishedApril 3, 2021
U.S. Border Patrol agents being reassigned from Maine to Mexican border
Agents working on the Maine-Canada border are being sent to states in the Southwest to address the migrant influx there.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
Trump’s unfinished border wall faces uncertain future after Biden pledge to freeze construction
Trump's project has added just a few miles of new fencing where none previously existed. The effort largely has consisted of replacing small, older vehicle barriers with towering steel bars.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2020
Rangeley Border Patrol arrests violent sex offender, reunites missing woman with family
Responding to a tip by an off-duty warden, Border Patrol agents tracked two subjects and found that one was a missing person and the other a fugitive from Virginia.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2020
Study finds no increase in crime in ‘sanctuary’ cities, despite Trump claims
The data show that the policies were effective at limiting deportations of nonviolent offenders but did not result in higher crime rates in those cities.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Democrats to investigate whistleblower claims that detainees were given forced hysterectomies
A nurse alleges that the Irwin County Detention Center performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records.
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PublishedJune 12, 2020
Border officials spent humanitarian funds on dirt bikes, dogs and enforcement, report finds
The report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office did not indicate how much money was misused, but it said the expenditures were a violation of the law.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
Concord Coach Lines will stop allowing warrant-less immigration checks
The bus line announced the change in policy Friday, citing an internal Border Patrol memo showing that agents may not board private buses without company consent.
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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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