Organisation: Customs and Border Protection

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Donald Trump seeks $18bn to extend border wall over 10 years

The Trump administration has proposed spending $18bn over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico, providing one of its most detailed blueprints of how the president hopes to carry out a signature campaign pledge.

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Passengers from Scotland stuck on plane after customs mix-up

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Donald Trump's revised travel ban comes into force amid new legal challenges

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Twitter challenges US order for anti-Trump user records

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US wants Mexico border wall that looks good and is hard to climb or cut

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QUIRKY WORLD ... Tunnel a threat to earliest Stonehenge settlement

Quirky World...Doughnut champ has to eat humble pie

EATER DEFEATED

Mon, 11 Aug, 2014

QUIRKY WORLD... Loo tours create a splash in London

BRITAIN: A quirky London walking tour takes visitors around the capital’s most interesting toilets.

Mon, 14 Jul, 2014

Bieber forces pilots on to oxygen masks with mile-high hotbox

Justin Bieber's private jet was so thick with marijuana smoke, the pilots had to wear oxygen masks.

Thu, 06 Feb, 2014

Bieber tour bus in border pot bust

US border agents have found marijuana on a bus with singer Justin Bieber’s tour as it crossed into Detroit from Windsor, Canada.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2013

Boston bombings suspect 'had no visa'

One of three college students arrested in the Boston Marathon bombings case was allowed to return to the US from Kazakhstan in January despite not having a valid student visa.

Thu, 02 May, 2013

US eases Ireland’s flight restrictions

PROSPECTS for increased US-bound corporate air traffic through Dublin and Shannon airports received a major boost yesterday.

Wed, 22 Jun, 2011

Dempsey: Shannon could be US-Europe cargo hub

SHANNON Airport could become a hub for cargo between the US and Europe, Transport Minister Noel Dempsey believes.

Thu, 04 Nov, 2010

Airport fails to attract service on back of US Customs and Border Protection

THE Shannon Airport Authority (SAA) has failed to attract a scheduled service based on its €21 million US-Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the 12 months since the service was introduced.

Thu, 09 Sep, 2010

No-fly list changes after suspect boards plane

THE US government has ordered airlines to check updated no-fly lists within two hours of being notified of changes in the wake of the failed Times Square bomb attack.

Thu, 06 May, 2010

US tightens rules over no-fly lists

The US government has ordered airlines to check updated no-fly lists within two hours of being notified of changes in the wake of the failed Times Square bomb attack.

Wed, 05 May, 2010

Times Square suspect boarded plane despite being under surveillance

The no-fly list failed to keep the Times Square suspect off the plane, it has emerged.

Wed, 05 May, 2010

Sci-fi author arrested in border fracas

Science fiction writer Peter Watts was pepper-sprayed and arrested after police said he became aggressive during an inspection on the US border, it emerged today.

Sun, 13 Dec, 2009

US-bound travellers subject to e-passport requirement

FROM July 1, people travelling to the US under the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP), with passports issued after October 2006, will be subject to an electronic passport requirement.

Sat, 23 May, 2009

Fury over 'terror score' traveller screening

A leader of the incoming Democratic Congress, business travellers and privacy advocates have expressed outrage over computerised “terror score” assessments.

Sat, 02 Dec, 2006

Bush signs huge fencing order for Mexican border

US President George Bush today signed a bill authorising 700 miles of new fencing along the US-Mexico border, hoping to give Republican candidates a pre-election platform for asserting they are tough on illegal immigration.

Thu, 26 Oct, 2006

Human head found in woman's luggage

A woman faces charges after a US baggage search found a human skull with teeth, hair and skin in her luggage at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2006

US deports Cat Stevens over ‘terrorism links’

POP star Cat Stevens was escorted off a transatlantic flight and denied entry to the United States because of fears he has links to terrorists, security officials said yesterday.

Thu, 23 Sep, 2004

Singer Cat Stevens refused entry to US

Singer Cat Stevens and his daughter were escorted off a diverted transatlantic flight by FBI agents, it emerged today.

Wed, 22 Sep, 2004