Comparison of a U.S. penny to a potentially lethal dose of #fentanyl. (U.S. #Drug Enforcement Administration) cco.ndu.edu/Media/Images/i… #QuikTake #BorderObserver qt-drugs-002

Under 8 U.S.C. 1357(a)(3), CBP officers have the right to stop and conduct warrantless searches (on any type of vehicle) anywhere within 'a reasonable distance from any external boundary of the United States' bit.ly/2WGHEtm #QuikTake qt-scotus-009 by #BorderObserver

#SCOTUS in Harisiades v. Shaughnessy [1952] To deny or qualify the Government's power of deportation ... should #not be initiated by judicial decision. bit.ly/2HhuOb8 #QuikTake qt-scotus-008 by #BorderObserver

#DYK Nearly half of opioid-related overdose deaths involve the synthetic #opioid #fentanyl. May 1, 2018 drugabuse.gov/news-events/ne… #QuikTake #BorderObserver qt-drugs-001

@itsdxok #Fentanyl * #Fentanyl * #Fentanyl Joe Rogan/Jun 26, 2018 - The History of Fentanyl (4:26 minutes) Hamilton Morris explains why fentanyl was created. The inventor of fentanyl thought he was doing a 'good thing' youtu.be/ihCe6_H7JWk #QuikTake qt-rv-002 by #borderObserver

#SCOTUS in Mathews v. Diaz [1976] [T]he responsibility for regulating the relationship between the United States and our alien visitors has been committed to the political branches of the Federal Government bit.ly/2HhuOb8 #QuikTake qt-scotus-006 by #BorderObserver

Border Patrol Sectors along the Southwest Border Also Border Stations and Zones in the Rio Grande Valley and San Diego Sectors #BorderObserver #quikTake qt-faqs-074

> Human smuggling organizations regularly force illegal aliens to buy camouflage clothes in addition to charging them thousands of dollars to illegally cross into the United States. cbp.gov/node/366265 #BorderObserver #quikTake qt-faqs-075

#Cocaine Prices vary with quality, location, & quantity wholesale In Colombia ~$1,800 In NYC ~$30,000 narcoticnews.com/drug-prices/co… On the street, average cost range from $100-120 per gram. rehabcenter.net/the-average-co… #quikTake #BorderObserver qt-faqs-073

List of Mexico-United States border crossings en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_M… - Vehicle and pedestrian crossings - Closed crossings - Rail crossings - Ferry crossings #quikTake qt-faqs-072 #BorderObserver

Border shutdown insight - video (4:14) An excellent report by an immigration attorney. Someone actually in the fight. kusi.com/border-shutdow… #QuikTake qt-scotus-003 by #BorderObserver

#SCOTUS in Wing Wong v. United States, '(...) the right of trial by jury & prohibiting unreasonable searches & seizures and cruel and unusual punishments have no application' to immigration enforcement Article: bit.ly/2UcQuOU #QuikTake qt-scotus-002 by #BorderObserver

#ICE doesn't need a judicial warrant to arrest an illegal alien. In, Fong Yue Ting v. United States, the Supreme Court held that deportation is not a punishment, it's a form of civil restitution (...) Article: bit.ly/2UcQuOU #QuikTake qt-scotus-001 by #BorderObserver

#SIA Special Interest Alien #KST Known and Suspected Terrorist The two are not the same, but are often confused - an #SIA may NOT BE a terrorist. #BorderObserver #quikTake qt-faqs-059

#SIA Special Interest Alien Generally, an SIA is a non-U.S. person who, based on an analysis of travel patterns, potentially poses a national security risk to the United States or its interests This does not mean the SIAs are "terrorists" #BorderObserver #quikTake qt-faqs-058

Polygraph screening has been part of CBP's vetting process since 2008, but in 2010, Congress passed the Anti-Border Corruption Act requiring the agency to use the polygraph to vet all law enforcement applicants MORE cbp.gov/newsroom/spotl… #BorderObserver #quikTake qt-faqs-055

#DHS' Smart Border Alliance Attachment A ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS dhs.gov/xlibrary/asset… May 2006 3 printable pages (pdf) #quikTake #BorderObserver qt-faqs-051

#BorderObserver #FAQ What is the best way to deport illegal immigrants? There are 2 forms of deportation. 1) forced removal 2) voluntary return Return is preferred - less money. #quikTake #BorderObserver qt-faqs-044

#BorderObserver #FAQ How many miles on our Southwestern border? 1,954 miles How many Border Monuments divide US & Mexico? 276 How many Ports of Entry with Mexico? 48 How many total miles of "wall" ending FY 2019 (Sept)? 654 miles #quikTake #BorderObserver qt-faqs-043

#BorderObserver #FAQ #UPDATED_jan22 How many #CBP + #USBP (US Border Patrol) agents? ~45,000 How many miles on our Southwestern border? 1,954 miles How many miles of "new wall" were expected in the year 2020? 400+ miles #quikTake #BorderObserver qt-faqs-042