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Tiffany Hartley: Falcon Lake Is a 'War Zone'

(Oct. 26) -- The woman who said her husband was fatally shot by Mexican pirates is speaking out on the issue of border violence, saying people need to pay attention to the "war" that's taking place. "We need to wake up to what's going on in our backyard," the woman, Tiffany Hartley, said on NBC's "Today" show. "We need to...

Report: Illegal Immigration in US Sees Big Drop

(Sept. 2) -- With immigration as a hot-button issue ahead of this year's midterm elections, a new report shows that the number of illegal immigrants to the U.S. fell last year in its first and biggest drop in two decades. There were 11.1 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally in March 2009, down from a peak of...

What $600M in Border Security Spending Buys

(Aug. 13) -- President Barack Obama is set to sign a $600 million border security bill today. The legislation was approved by the Senate Thursday and by the House on Tuesday in special August sessions. The money will be raised in part through increased visa fees for foreign personnel companies that bring skilled foreign...

Arrests of Illegal Border Crossers Plunge

(July 1) -- While President Barack Obama and his critics argue over how to fix America's broken immigration system, there's a sign that the flow of people trying to sneak across the U.S.-Mexico border has slowed dramatically. The U.S. Border Patrol made about 541,000 arrests along the southern border in fiscal year 2009,...

Obama Walks Fine Line on US-Mexico Border Security

(May 25) -- Obama administration officials leaked the news today that the president would soon send 1,200 National Guard troops to beef up security at the U.S.-Mexico border, seemingly acknowledging the increasingly desperate calls by Arizona lawmakers -- including his former presidential rival, U.S. Sen. John McCain....

Background on border security

The Border Security Force (BSF) is a border patrol agency of the Government of India. Established on December 1, 1965, it is one of the Central Armed Police Forces.

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