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CBP seeing rise in attempts to bring eggs across southwest border

Friday, January 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it has seen an increase in eggs being brought across the border -- a practice it said is technically illegal.The price of eggs has been skyrocketing -- up 60% in December the U.S. Bureau of Labor... Read More.

Record number of migrants crossed southern border in November: CBP

Saturday, December 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- There were 233,740 migrants apprehended along the U.S. southern border in November, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection- a 1% increase from October's record - breaking apprehensions and marked the highest ever number of border crossings ever recorded for the month... Read More.

CBP officer shot and killed while on duty at Florida gun range

Wednesday, October 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was shot and killed while working at a Florida gun range on Wednesday, officials said.The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. at the Trail Glades Range, police said."A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer working at... Read More.

Southern border sees largest number of migrants ever encountered by CBP

Thursday, June 16 by ABC News

(EL PASO, Texas) -- The U.S. saw the largest number of migrants arrested or encountered along the southern border since Customs and Border Protection began counting numbers of migrants encountered since the year 2000, statistics released by CBP, on Wednesday show.CBP encountered 239,416 migrants... Read More.

CBP encounters highest monthly number of migrants attempting to cross border since 2000

Tuesday, August 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Customs and Border Protection encountered more than 200,000 individuals at the southern border in July, reaching a number not seen in two decades, according to preliminary figures reference by a senior Department of Homeland Security official in a court filing Monday.In the... Read More.

More fentanyl seized by CBP so far in 2021 than in all of 2020

Tuesday, May 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Customs and Border Protection seized more fentanyl so far in 2021 than all of 2020.As of April, 6,494 pounds of fentanyl were seized by authorities at the border, compared to 4,776 pounds in all of 2020. In fact, fentanyl seizures have... Read More.

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