3 d. ago The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database

Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.

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1 week ago CBP arrests two U.S. citizens at the Port of Buffalo in possession of narcotics and firearm

CBP arrests two U.S. citizens at the Port of Buffalo in possession of narcotics and firearm  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (.gov)

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2 w. ago CBP officers seize $875K in marijuana disguised as a shipment of men's overalls

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized around $875,000 in marijuana after it was discovered in a shipment of men's overalls leaving Baltimore for Belgium.

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2 w. ago CBP seizes massive haul of 150,000 illegal cigarettes from cruise passengers in California

Customs and Border Protection officers reportedly seized nearly $60,000 worth of illegally imported cigarettes from two cruise passengers in Southern California.

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3 w. ago US Customs and Border Protection Plans to Photograph Everyone Exiting the US by Car

A CBP spokesperson tells WIRED that the agency plans to expand its program for real-time face recognition at the border, potentially aiding Trump administration efforts to track people who self-deport.

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3 w. ago US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants

CBP's acting commissioner has rescinded four Biden-era policies that aimed to protect vulnerable people in the agency's custody, including mothers, infants, and the elderly.

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3 w. ago Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage

CBP says it has “disabled” its use of TeleMessage following reports that the app, which has not cleared the US government’s risk assessment program, was hacked.

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3 w. ago US Border Agents Are Asking for Help Taking Photos of Everyone Entering the Country by Car

Customs and Border Protection has called for tech companies to pitch real-time face recognition technology that can capture everyone in a vehicle—not just those in the front seats.

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