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Border Patrol Agents Seize Approximately 4,300 Pounds of Marijuana During the Holiday Weekend
Border Patrol agents seized approximately 4,300 pounds of marijuana, valued at more than $2.1 million, in four separate incidents during the holiday weekend.
Study Shows Earlier Flu Viruses Provided Some Immunity to Current H1N1 Influenza
University of California, Davis, researchers studying the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, formerly referred to as “swine flu,” have identified a group of immunologically important sites on the virus that are also present in seasonal flu viruses that have...
Former Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging on Navy Contracts
The chief executive officer of a former Virginia marine products company has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $100,000 criminal fine and serve time in jail for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids and allocate customers with respect to marine products...
U.S. Government Sues Union Pacific R.R. for Allegedly Failing to Prevent Narcotics Smuggling
The U.S. government has filed two lawsuits against the Union Pacific Railroad Company for allegedly failing to prevent the use of its rail cars to smuggle large quantities of narcotics into the United States. The complaints, filed in San Diego and Houston,...
U.S. Border Crossings Receiving Enhanced Technology for Screening Vehicles
Enhanced technology being installed at U.S. border crossings under a high-priority border security initiative includes upgraded license plate reader (LPR) systems and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers for new Passport Cards, Enhanced Driver’s...
Deportations From U.S. Rise 44% to Over 280,000
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE, reported a 44 percent increase in deportations last year. A senior ICE agent says he expects deportations to continue to rise in line with the US government’s tougher stance on illegal immigration....
Eportation Order Upheld Against Wisconsin Man Who Participated in 1943 Nazi Massacre of 8,000 Jews
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirmed an order directing the removal of Josias Kumpf, 83, due to his participation in Nazi-sponsored crimes of persecution during World War II, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal...
OIC Welcomes US Move to Distinguish Islam From Terrorism
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has welcomed the U.S. government’s instructions to avoid the use of terms linking Islam with terrorism.
