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Attempt to cross U.S. border with car ramp fails

In this image released by the US Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) a vehicle is seen stuck atop the US-Mexico border 14-foot (4.2-meter) fence on October 30, as it reportedly tried to cross into the US illegally. Image via AFP

Hapless immigrants who tried a novel way of entering the United States — by driving a car over the US-Mexico border fence on makeshift ramps — failed when the vehicle got stuck on top. Two people fled back into Mexico after US border guards spotted the bold attempt to scale…

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FBI: Border Patrol agent was likely killed by friendly fire

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The FBI said Friday that a U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in Arizona earlier this week was likely a victim of friendly fire, CNN reported. “There are strong preliminary indications that the death of United States Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie, 30, and the injury to a second agent…

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Slain border patrol agent worked a well-worn drug-smuggling corridor

Image: Department of Homeland Security, via Wikimedia Commons.

Slain border patrol agent worked a well-worn drug-smuggling corridor (+video) (via The Christian Science Monitor) Authorities are still piecing together the events leading to the shooting death Tuesday of a US border patrol agent and the wounding of another in remote southern Arizona. Nicholas Ivie, who had worked for the…

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