Author: Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner
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Trump has not built a single mile of new border wall after 2½ years in office
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The Trump administration has not installed a single mile of new wall in a previously fenceless part of the U.S.-Mexico border in the 30 months since President Donald Trump assumed office, despite his campaign promise to construct a “big beautiful wall.” In a statement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the federal agency overseeing border barrier…
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Methamphetamines outpace all other drug arrests in Colorado, most other states
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The most common drug in arrests in most U.S. states in 2017 was not marijuana, but methamphetamines, according to a study released Wednesday. And that includes Colorado. Crime data pulled from all 50 states indicated in 30 states, charges connected to methamphetamine use or possession were higher than those related to other drugs, including opioids,…
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Q&A with America’s top border cop, 1st woman to run the Border Patrol
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Carla Provost on Thursday was named chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, the first woman to lead the force in its 94-year history. It’s the largest division within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Provost supervises 20,000 agents who patrol nearly 6,000 miles of international borders with Mexico and Canada. Actually, Provost has been running…
