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Company helping immigrants in detention ordered to pay $811M+ in lawsuit alleging deceptive tactics
Read full article: Company helping immigrants in detention ordered to pay $811M+ in lawsuit alleging deceptive tacticsA company that provides services for immigrants in federal detention has been ordered to pay more than $811 million in restitution and penalties in a lawsuit alleging it used deceptive and abusive tactics.
More than 10,000 assault weapon parts headed to Melbourne home seized by Border Protection
Read full article: More than 10,000 assault weapon parts headed to Melbourne home seized by Border ProtectionMELBOURNE, Fla. – Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection confiscated a shipment from China en route to a Melbourne home that contained more than 10,000 assault weapon parts, CBP officials said. In a news release, the CBP said the parts were being “smuggled into the country” on May 22 when officers in Louisville inspected the items arriving from Shenzhen, China. CBP officials said the shipment said it contained 100 steel pin samples, which is a common practice used by smugglers to get contraband into the U.S. “The importing of any type of munitions is regulated by the ATF,” Louisville Port Director Thomas Mahn said. A machinery team with the CBP Center of Excellence and Expertise appraised the shipment to value $129,600.
CBP to reopen Global Entry Enrollment Center July 6 amid COVID-19 pandemic
Read full article: CBP to reopen Global Entry Enrollment Center July 6 amid COVID-19 pandemicBeginning July 6, conditionally approved Global Entry, applicants will be able to complete in-person interviews at LAX Global Entry Enrollment Center, officials said on the CBP website. Applicants must schedule enrollment center interviews in advance via the applicants Trusted Traveler Programs account.Appointments will no longer be accepted at the Long Beach enrollment center location as it will be permanently closed. Officials with CBP said the agency temporarily suspended operations at Trusted Traveler Programs enrollment centers on March 19 to as the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread, but the Enrollment on Arrival program has remained operational. CBP personnel at enrollment centers will be required to wear agency-approved masks when interacting with the public. CBP is also coordinating with its partners to increase the cleaning frequency of surfaces in the enrollment centers, according to agency officials.