Van Horn Agents Make Large Apprehensions
Van Horn Agents Make Large Apprehensions
Release Date: March 3, 2021
MARFA, Texas
Greg L. Davis, Big Bend Sector Public Affairs, 202-839-1817, Gregory.L.Davis@cbp.dhs.gov
The number of apprehensions continue to climb throughout Big Bend Sector. Yesterday, agents apprehended large groups near Van Horn, Texas and seized over 200 pounds of marijuana.
Agents from the Van Horn Border Patrol Station were successful in making apprehensions across their area of responsibility which added to the increasing number of apprehensions across Big Bend Sector. Disrupting human smuggling events, both large and small, was accomplished by Border Patrol agents due to their knowledge of the land, use of technology and their partnerships with local and state law-enforcement agencies.
Hong Kong universities’ international reputations appear to have taken something of a hit – at least in certain disciplines – with many local institutions experiencing declines in a global league table ranking the quality of the education they offer in various subjects. Eight of the nine local institutions included in the table by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) saw some of their academic programmes perform worse this year than last, with the University of Hong Kong (HKU) experiencing the most subjects declining. Of the 171 programmes ranked in Hong Kong, 66 of them – or nearly 40 per cent – declined, while 64 remained more or less the same as last year. Only 29 disciplines – or about 17 per cent – saw an improvement, while the remaining 12 subjects were newly ranked.Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big stories originating in China. The rankings were based on the university programmes’ reputa
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South Coast residents give harrowing evidence as part of the Senate bushfire inquiry
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Bushfire recovery on NSW s South Coast has been slow for many people.
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Bushfire-affected South Coast residents are still living in tents, struggling to get running water and are being left behind because of gaping holes in recovery programs, a Senate inquiry has heard.
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A inquiry has already handed down an interim report with 13 recommendations
A final report is expected to be tabled in December
Five residents today gave evidence at the inquiry into the devastating 2019-2020 bushfire season.
The Senate referred the inquiry into the lessons to be learned from the bushfire season to Finance and Public Administration References Committee in February last year, which has since received 170 public submissions.
Border Patrol Stops Tractor-Trailer Human Smuggler
Release Date: March 1, 2021
SALTON CITY, Calif. –El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint arrested a man suspected of smuggling eight illegal aliens Friday morning.
The incident occurred at approximately 1:20 a.m., when a man driving a semi tractor-trailer hauling a reefer approached the checkpoint.
Agents conducted an immigration check on the driver in the primary inspection area. Agents noticed that the driver was visibly nervous and referred him to secondary for further inspection.
During secondary inspection, Border Patrol agents asked the driver for and was granted consent to inspect his cargo that he was transporting. Agents inspected the cargo area of the reefer and discovered