regional news

News RSS News Email News Podcast

on:

NCPR is supported by:

Regional Headlines:

News stories tagged with "border-patrol"

Border Patrol Faces More I-87 Checkpoint Questions

by Brian Mann

Sep 29, 2004 — Two New York congressmen will meet with Border Patrol officials today in Washington. Republicans John McHugh and John Sweeney will question the Border Patrol about safety measures at a controversial immigration checkpoint on I-87. As Brian Mann reports, both lawmakers have called for changes. Go to full article

Vermont Border Busts

by Jody Tosti

Jun 10, 2002 — The prosecutor in the county with Vermont's biggest international port of entry says he's not worried about a growing number of busts on the border. Jody Tosti reports. Go to full article

The US-Canada border on tribal land in the town of St. Regis is marked only by a small stone obelisk.

Akwesasne: Two Countries, One Nation and the Border

by David Sommerstein

Jan 24, 2002 — As the federal government seeks to beef up border security since September 11, it's begun working with tribal governments to make patrolling these areas more effective. The lands of the Akwesasne Mohawks near Massena are actually split in two by the U.S-Canada border. As David Sommerstein reports, the area highlights both the challenges of border security on and near reservations and some new initiatives in border patrol. Go to full article

These aren't the droids you're looking for...