Oh My Gov!

Lamar Smith (R-Texas) as he asked one witness to detail the laws not being enforced and argued with another, David Aguilar, a former deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, over whether the Senate bill weakened current law.and more »

The developments in federal court in Washington also provided new details about the ambush, showing that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila were traveling near San Luis Potosi, Mexico, when a Los ...and more »

KOCHI: Giving a shot in the arm to the initiatives of the Cochin Port Trust (CPT), the Cochin customs authority has streamlined and simplified procedures to attract more ships for bunkering at the port. In a key decision, the powers for giving customs clearance ...

Dubai, May 24 (IANS/WAM) Dubai Customs has foiled a bid to smuggle 259 pieces of ivory that arrived from Africa at its Jebel Ali Customs Centre. The ivory items fall under the endangered fauna and flora category, in which international trade is prohibited by ...and more »

While conceding that she had no legal authority to change the “immigration status” of illegal aliens or provide them with a “pathway to citizenship,” Napolitano instructed the top officials at Customs and Border Protection, Citizenship and Immigration Services, ...and more »

15, 2011, shootings of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The unsealed pleas show that Jose Ismael Nava Villagran pleaded guilty to those charges in 2012, as did Ruben Dario Venegas Rivera in 2011. All three admitted to being ...and more »

"DHS believes that employees who submitted background investigation information, and individuals who received a DHS clearance, between July 2009 and May 2013, primarily for positions at DHS HQ, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Immigration ...and more »

The training is part of efforts by EAC countries implement customs laws and regulations that will reduce the lead time it takes to clear goods at border posts and ports of entry within the region. Collect revenue. Professional clearing agents and forwarders are ...

At five entrance points to the city, the Highway Patrol joined with the North Dakota Guardsmen and members of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide security, information and some traffic control for the city of about 1,300 that resembled a ghost ...

Julian Zapata Espinoza, also known as “Piolin,” 32, pleaded guilty today to the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila in Mexico. The court also ...and more »

Gray's arrest came after agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection conducted a routine inspection of a package shipped from China to a consignment store in Edison. Although the mail declaration stated it contained hardware parts, agents found ...and more »

A soldier escorts Julian Zapata Espinosa, aka "El Piolin", alleged member of the Los Zetas drug cartel and main suspect in the killing of U.S. Immigration and Customs, ICE, agent Jaime Zapata, during a presentation for the media in Mexico City, Wednesday, ...and more »

Jubilant Customs officials have seized two million counterfeit and illegal cigarettes from a Birmingham lock-up in one of the city's biggest ever seizures. Four men were arrested in Tuesday's swoop and three vans laden impounded, along with mobile phones, ...

Julian Zapata Espinoza, a cell commander of the brutal Los Zetas drug cartel, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in the District in the killing of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of his partner, ...and more »

House appropriators on Wednesday approved legislation giving the Homeland Security Department more money to hire 1,600 new Customs and Border Protection officers in fiscal 2014. The House Appropriations Committee advanced the Homeland Security ...and more »

A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) declined to provide details about aircraft searches and ramp checks conducted by CBP agents, citing “the Privacy Act among other legal and policy considerations” ...and more »

“As a law enforcement component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Office of Air and Marine is charged with protecting the United States against threats in the air and sea environments primarily along the border and in the drug source and transit ...and more »

Julian Zapata Espinoza pleaded guilty Thursday to the February 2011 shootings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. He faces up to life in prison. Agent Jaime Zapata was killed and his colleague Victor Avila was wounded in the highway ...and more »

Wen Yueh Lu, 65, was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Tuesday at the Guam International Airport, according to a border patrol press release. Lu is wanted on allegations of perjury and refusing to allow law enforcement to board his ...and more »

Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--May 23, 2013. Planned Parenthood yesterday strongly condemned the adoption of an amendment to limit access to women's health care by banning the use of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funds for abortion ...and more »

The Bureau of Customs on Thursday seized P12 million worth of allegedly smuggled rice and cars of still undetermined value at the Port of Davao. Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon inspected the 22 container vans of rice and one 40-foot container van ...and more »

(AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles. The agency says in a press ...and more »

(AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles. The agency says in a press ...and more »

Officers from Revenue's Customs Service supported by the Regional Support Unit and local Gardaí early on Wednesday morning uncovered an oil laundering plant in Drumacon, Co. Monaghan with the capacity to launder over 15 million litres of fuel per ...and more »

A Zambian national was arrested today at the Mumbai international airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle out six kg of amphetamine drugs worth Rs 6 crore, a customs official said. Six kg of amphetamine was found carefully concealed in 140 sewing ...and more »