The Senate on Friday approved and sent to President Bush a bill calling for construction of a 700-mile wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, voting overwhelmingly for a project that became the centerpiece of efforts to improve border security and stem illegal immigration. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has expressed great interest in the bracelets, which would be worn by all airline passengers and could be remotely operated by airline personnel. picked by tigertony 3 months ago

Endorsed by the White House and Fox News, this colorful scrap quilt is a guide to our ever-changing security alert levels. Each level is labeled with embroidery to distinguish a DHS Blanket from a gay-pride flag. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Egyptian security forces have begun shutting down the border with the Gaza Strip two days after it was blown open by armed Gaza militants. Hundreds of thousands of people have crossed into Egypt to buy food and other supplies, but border guards are now trying to shut down the flow of people.
Update to this story picked by juaner899 9 months ago

Calderon called the fence plan "deplorable," predicting it would lead to the deaths of more Mexicans at the southern border. More than 400 Mexicans have already died during 2006 in attempts to cross it. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

Mark your calendars for January 22, 2008, the National Call-In Day for Horses! The doors on the last remaining U.S.-based horse slaughter plants have been shuttered. Now, Congress must pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503/S. 311) to end the transport to slaughter of American horses to Mexico and Canada. Even when plants were operating within the U.S., several thousand horse... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 9 months ago

They have names close to those on the no-fly list and airlines won't let them board planes. picked by tigertony 5 months ago

President Bush this morning signed into law a bill authorizing the federal government to install fencing, cameras, motion sensors and other types of barriers to stem illegal immigration along 700 miles of the U.S.-Mexican border. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

At least 12 Turkish soldiers have been killed following an ambush by Kurdish rebels near the Iraqi border - with 32 rebels also killed, officials say. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

A parting gift from the Westboro Baptist Church loons, perhaps? picked by tigertony 2 months ago

Guards leave their posts when armed murder suspect tries to enter country. Guards say they just needed time to wash the yellow streaks off their backs. picked by Wingnut 2 years ago

Check out the clever footware discovered by the US Border Patrol. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

U.S. Border Patrol agent Reynaldo Zuniga was arrested last month lugging a bag of cocaine up from the Rio Grande, one of a growing number of law enforcement officers accused of taking bribes from drug gangs. picked by deEPCHIll 3 months ago

Attention Mexican smugglers - it's real easy to cross the border in Souther California through the Imperial Dunes. picked by suebe 7 months ago

Baggage searches are SOOOOOO early-21st century. Homeland Security is now testing the next generation of security screening — a body scanner that can read your mind.

I hope they don't decide to use this at the DMV...we'll all end up in Guantanamo picked by Nateebiinature 2 weeks ago

The photos are required so the husband--a Canadian citizen--can become a permanent U.S. resident, but the couple believes it would violate the Biblical injunction against making graven images. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

However, they say they have another group crossing the border in secret at another location. Still plan to protest the funeral of Tim McLean, who was murdered and decapitated on a Greyhound Canada bus last week

Followup to this story. picked by tigertony 2 months ago

What have those loose cannons in the Border Patrol done now? picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Rock sample deemed a "dual-use" item, confiscated by guard.

Image is not of the actual sample, which is now rotting in a bin in Connecticut. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

Bribery of federal and local officials by Mexican smugglers is rising sharply, and with it the fear that a culture of corruption is taking hold along the 2,000-mile border from Brownsville, Texas, to San Diego. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago