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John Peach, executive director of the Save the River conservation group, points toward the trees lining the shore of Blind Bay as he describes what makes it a "wet meadow."

Conservationists say Thousand Islands bay is wrong spot for new Border Patrol Station

Border patrol is considering building a new facility in Blind Bay in the Thousand Islands to replace its current one on Wellesley Island.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuña Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas.

U.S. Border Agents Chased Migrants On Horseback. A Photographer Explains What He Saw

Bill Chappell

"I thought the Haitians were quite scared, and I think there was probably some panic, which resulted in them trying to run around the horses," photographer Paul Ratje says.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is testing mobile surveillance towers like this one, parked at the Border Security Expo in San Antonio, to improve the tracking of illegal crossers. Critics of the border wall say the government should favor virtual technology over steel and concrete.

Border Patrol Faulted For Favoring Steel And Concrete Wall Over High-Tech Solutions

John Burnett

The Department of Homeland Security watchdog has criticized Border Patrol for not looking for a cheaper alternative to President Trump's border wall, such as cutting-edge surveillance technology.

Federal police stand guard on Salmon Street after pushing protesters away from the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday in Portland, Ore. The federal police response to the ongoing protests against racial inequality has been criticized by city and state elected officials.

Border Patrol Response To Portland Unrest: Straying From Mission Or Continuing One?

John Burnett

Images of federal officers making arrests have alarmed critics who think President Trump is using the officers to trample civil rights and appear as a law-and-order candidate ahead of elections.

Cars line up to head into the United States (left) and into Canada (right) adjacent to Boundary Bay at a border crossing at Blaine, Wash., in 2009. A British couple who say they accidentally crossed the U.S.-Canada border were arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on Oct. 3.

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British Family Detained By ICE After Unlawfully Entering U.S. From Canada

Laura Benshoff

Eileen and David Connors say they accidentally crossed the U.S.-Canada border while vacationing. The couple and their 3-month-old son have been in a federal immigration facility since Oct. 3.

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Live video: Hearing on conditions at migrant detention facilities

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After an inspector general report found "dangerous overcrowding" at Border Patrol facilities, the House oversight committee is holding a hearing about…