Immigrant deaths near the US-Mexico border at a glanceOctober 2nd, 2009 Immigrant deaths near the US-Mexico borderThe number of immigrants who died while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border:
— 492 in fiscal year 2005
— 454 in fiscal year 2006
— 398 in fiscal year 2007
— 390 in fiscal year 2008
— 378 in fiscal year 2009-x
x-2009 figure includes deaths through Aug. 31. Deaths in September, the last month of the fiscal year, haven't yet been totaled.
Bus driver accused of driving drunk while taking students to school in Southern CaliforniaOctober 1st, 2009 Calif. school bus driver accused of driving drunkOJAI, Calif. — A California school bus driver who was taking 31 students to school has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk after her bus and a pickup truck collided.
Con man in style of 'Catch Me If You Can' in custody after arrest at US-Canadian borderSeptember 30th, 2009 Authorities nab notorious swindler at US borderMONTPELIER, Vt. — Authorities say a con man who has made a living stealing from wealthy hotel guests around the world has been arrested in Vermont.
2 charged with smuggling dozens of immigrants into California after US border crossing rushedSeptember 24th, 2009 2 charged with smuggling in Calif. border shootingSAN DIEGO — Two men were charged Thursday with smuggling illegal immigrants in a failed attempt to rush the nation's busiest border crossing in vans packed with suspected illegal immigrants.
2 van drivers arrested after federal agents fire at suspected smugglers at Calif. crossingSeptember 23rd, 2009 2 drivers arrested after border crossing shootoutSAN DIEGO — San Diego police have arrested two of the three drivers who tried to storm their immigrant-filled vans past border inspectors. The driver of a third van has fled to Mexico.
Police: Agents felt trapped when firing guns on vans at busy San Diego border crossingSeptember 23rd, 2009 Police: Agents felt trapped in border gun battleSAN DIEGO — An investigator says federal agents felt trapped when they fired guns at a van packed with suspected illegal immigrants at the nation's busiest border crossing. San Diego police Lt.
Governors of California, New Mexico, Arizona skip border conference on security, economySeptember 3rd, 2009 3 US governors no-show at border conferenceMONTERREY, Mexico — Mexico's interior secretary says escalating violence along the U.S. border is a reaction to the country's crackdown on organized crime.
Punjabi-origin trucker nabbed in US for smuggling drugsSeptember 1st, 2009 TORONTO - A Punjabi-origin Indo-Canadian trucker driver was arrested Monday by US authorities for trying to smuggle marijuana from Canada. Forty-year-old driver Gurmit Singh of North York on the outskirts of Toronto was arrested on the Canada-US border in New York State Monday after he was found carrying 353 pounds of marijuana in his truck cargo.
Frontier justice: Mexico arrests 6 in theft of chunks of border fence to sell for scrapAugust 27th, 2009 Mexico nabs 6 in theft of border-fence steelTIJUANA, Mexico — Police in the Mexican border city of Tijuana say they have arrested six men for stealing pieces of the U.S. border fence to sell as scrap metal.
US Border Patrol agent to be buried near rugged California region where he was shot deadJuly 31st, 2009 Calif. burial set for slain Border Patrol agentEL CENTRO, Calif. — The U.S.
Mexican federal judge orders detention for suspect in killing of US border patrol agentJuly 29th, 2009 Detention for Mexican suspect in US border slayingTIJUANA, Mexico — A judge in Mexico has ordered that a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in California be held during the investigation.
Border Patrol agents in Arizona arrest 3 illegal immigrants with sex-assault historiesJuly 21st, 2009 Illegal immigrants with sex convictions arrestedTUCSON, Ariz. — Border Patrol agents in the Tucson sector have arrested three illegal immigrants with sex-related charges or convictions for illegally re-entering the United States.
Border Patrol worker arrested after hatchet attack injures Escondido couple in homeJuly 9th, 2009 Border Patrol worker arrested after hatchet attackESCONDIDO, Calif. — A U.S. Border Patrol worker has been arrested in Escondido following a hatchet attack that left a couple seriously injured in their home.
Man accused of trying to smuggle marijuana ashore on surfboard off San Diego coastJune 9th, 2009 Man accused of trying to smuggle pot on surfboardIMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. — The Border Patrol said a man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 24 pounds of marijuana ashore on his surfboard off the San Diego County coast.
NM officials: driver wanted in fatal bus crash arrested by US borner agentsMay 6th, 2009 Driver in fatal bus wreck arrested at borderCORONA, N.M. — Authorities in New Mexico say a bus driver wanted in connection with a bus crash that killed two people has been caught by U.S.
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