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U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Arcs in the news about U.S. Customs and Border Protection from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 96 stories · 292 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 5, 2023

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else32 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name U.S. Customs and Border Protection

  1. Sep 21– 22CBP intercepts vessel with 13 Chinese nationals on board off the coast of Florida4 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  2. Sep 18– 20Work begins on border wall in Texas21 articles · 21 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 1 right
  3. Sep 17– 19CBPl agent convicted of sexually assaulting, robbing 4 women6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Sep 8– 9American man shows up at border with meth, fentanyl and heroin6 articles · 5 independent sources
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  5. Aug 26– 27Maine Republican governor nominee requests ICE at polling places during midterms14 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 20– 2211 arrested after federal agents board cruise ships in Boston7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 3 right
  7. Aug 20NY men busted with 847 pounds of illegal khat at Maryland airport5 articles · 3 independent sources
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  8. Aug 19– 21Over 1,000 pounds of meth seized while hidden in laundry detergent shipment at Texas border5 articles · 4 independent sources
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  9. Aug 17– 23Big Bend residents warn Trump's border wall threatens Texas wilderness83 articles · 42 independent sources
    5 left, 20 center, 5 right
  10. Aug 11Government fights trade judge’s order for tariff refunds to all importers5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
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