Secret group of the CBP are detaining travelers at airports.

Dec. 20, 2019 por Isolda Barrera

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is deploying secret teams that target, detain, and interrogate innocent travelers. In November 2018, three CBP officers detained a traveler, at the San Francisco International Airport after he landed from a business trip to Sweden. The traveler who was a former chief technology officer at Mozilla Corporation and current Apple employee, was given no reason as to why he was detained asides from a ticket with the letters TTRT on it. What the traveler didn’t know is that he was being stopped a secret group that forms part of the CBP, and the ticket he had received with the initials means Tactical Terrorism Response Teams. The CBP has deployed agents to at least ...

Preclearance agreement changes at Canada – U.S. border cause worries

Dec. 16, 2019 por Isolda Barrera

Recent changes to the Canada-U.S. preclearance agreement have resulted in a concerning lack of clarity, according to some legal experts. Since mid-summer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canadian Border Services Agency have been sharing biographic data, travel documents and other personal data collected at land border points of entry. Up until now if we were uncomfortable with a line of questioning, we could opt to return to Canada, but that option is no longer available under the terms of the preclearance agreement. Many expressed concerns over the changes that were being experienced at the border, and many questioned the rights to their privacy as phones and laptop inspections, were occurring more and more. But with recent ...

Naval base shooting in Pensacola, Florida, leaves four dead

Dec. 6, 2019 por Isolda Barrera

Authorities report at least one-armed attacker at a Navy air station in Pensacola, Florida. SEE more here: Gunfight at Florida military facilities The incident occurred on the morning of this Friday, the facilities remain closed and the identity of the attacker is unknown, which, according to preliminary reports, died at the scene. A shooting at the Naval Air Station (NAS) in Pensacola, Florida, kept the base closed and left four dead, including the attacker, and at least 11 people injured, who were taken to hospitals in the area. "The shooter and three victims died and many more were injured and were treated in local hospitals. NAS Pensacola remains in blockade," the US Navy said. Pensacola police confirmed that police responded ...

Five Christmas dessert from around the world

Dec. 5, 2019 por Isolda Barrera

Beyond religious traditions, Christmas has become the most widespread celebration in the western world, a holiday that is inevitably associated with food. For sweet lovers, it is also an exciting time, especially since there are some desserts that are exclusive to this time of year. Let’s take a small tour through some of these traditional desserts seen during this season. Panettone - Italy Panettone is a sweet bun originally from Milan, which consists of a brioche dough with raisins and candied fruits, although there are many other flavors, such as chocolate. Its popularity has crossed borders and in addition to being very consumed in Spain, in some Latin American countries it is especially essential during the Christmas holidays. The best ...

The origin of Black Friday in the United States

Nov. 26, 2019 por Isolda Barrera

The beginning of this particular start for the holiday season has become a day that helps retailers attract shoppers to their stores, offering what they claim to be the best sales of the year, and preparing many for their Christmas shopping. It is almost a tradition in the United States, but despite the name given to the day, it has nothing to do with the colors on the buyer's bank account balance. It all began in Philadelphia in the 1950s. Dozens of shoppers would arrive in the city during the days after Thanksgiving, all this was due to that the city promoted great offers and decorations, before the football match between the Army and the Navy, which took place ...

Metro Vancouver residents brace for planned transit strike Wednesday

Nov. 26, 2019 por Isolda Barrera

Residents in Metro Vancouver are getting ready for the potential impact of a bus shutdown this week in the area, leaving many in a difficult situation as they depend on this form of transportation for their everyday commute, going from students all the way to caregivers and more. Both sides in the Metro Vancouver transit strike resumed talks on Tuesday in the hopes of avoiding a system-wide bus strike. If a new deal isn’t reached by Tuesday night, there will be no bus or SeaBus service from Wednesday to Friday. But Unifor national president Jerry Dias was on hand for Tuesday’s negotiations, and says that there is a possible sign that a deal could be within reach. Schools ...

Campobello, a Canadian island where US customs prevent legal recreational use of marijuana

Nov. 20, 2019 por Isolda Barrera

The 800 inhabitants of the small Canadian island Campobello are more than angry with their American neighbors, since Canada legalized marijuana for recreational use in June 2018. After the announcement of marijuana being legalized, they’ve felt like they have lost their privacy, since all the mail they receive through the Canadian postal service is opened and thoroughly checked by US customs. But why do neighboring custom agents have the right to check the mail of these Canadian citizens? In this case because of an annoying geographical technicality. Campobello is part of the Canadian county of Charlotte, New Brunswick, but is connected by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge with Lubec, in the state of Maine, the easternmost tip of the ...

Because of Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, Mexico and Canada are ready to leave the T-MEC, according to Trump

Nov. 20, 2019 por Isolda Barrera

The president said the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives will go down in history as the least effective leader in history in that legislative body. Donald Trump, president of the United States, reaffirmed Wednesday his attacks on Nancy Pelosi, leader of the House of Representatives, for the delay in the approval of the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC) and said the two commercials partners of the United States are ready to call it quits. " Nancy Pelosi will go down as the least productive Speaker of the House in history. She is dominated by AOC Plus 3 and the Radical Left. Mexico and Canada, after waiting for 6 months to be approved, are ready to ...

A Cuban who entered Canada illegally through a tunnel could be deported

Nov. 15, 2019 por Isolda Barrera

A Cuban who entered Canada illegally through a tunnel has been in legal limbo for two years that could end his deportation to the Island. Miguel Padrón, 59, risked his life to reach the northern country by crossing the St. Clair tunnel, from the border of Port Huron, in the US state of Michigan, to Sarnia, a city in southwestern Ontario, Canadian province. For several hours he observed the conduit that passes under the river before embarking on his journey. He walked for more than an hour in the dark, listening to the noise of security alarms; He was affected by the gases, but managed to get out. Already on the Canadian side, he was found by border agents. Padrón ...

Unordered searches for devices at the U.S. borders were declared unconstitutional.

Nov. 15, 2019 por Isolda Barrera

A federal court in Boston ordered Tuesday that searches without suspicion and without a warrant for electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets and laptops from travelers at border points in the United States are unconstitutional. This marks a great day for border travelers and travelers entering the country through airports, as they will be able to enter the United States without fear that governments have the right without a court order to search and take out information on the electronic devices in an extraordinary way. The decision came after 11 travelers; 10 of which are American citizens and one a legal resident of the United States, filed the lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), all of whom ...