U.S. Customs And Border Protection
Recent News About U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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Global Entry Enrollment Events extended: 'These enrollment events in Memphis and Little Rock will allow Customs and Border Protection to better serve our Gulf Coast trusted travelers by accommodating a large number of interview appointments'
On Aug. 15, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Global Entry enrollment events, streamlining trusted traveler interviews for Gulf Coast applicants. The enrollment events will take place in Memphis, Aug. 16 to Aug. 20 and Little Rock, Aug. 23 to Aug. 27.
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Fentanyl overdoses up 800% among Georgia teens in 2021 compared to pre-pandemic
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to apprehend fentanyl and other lethal drugs coming across the southern border as seen over Thanksgiving weekend in El Paso. As FY 2022 comes to a close, data shows a record number of illegal immigrant encounters, record death toll for migrants and over 414 million lethal doses of fentanyl attempted to be smuggled into the U.S. in September. Axios reports Georgia teens are dying from fentanyl overdoses at a higher rate now than before the pandemic.
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CBP: 'There were 227,547 encounters along the southwest land border in September'
The number of border crossings in the Southwest in 2022 alone has already surpassed any previous year on record with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).