A government watchdog is investigating Customs and Border Protection amid a report that the federal government tracked activists, journalists and others related to the migrant caravan that gathered in Tijuana late last year
Washington The Department of Homeland Security inspector general's office has launched an investigation into the"policies and practices" of Customs and Border Protection, the agency said Thursday in response to a report that the federal government tracked activists, journalists and others related to the migrant caravan that gathered in Tijuana late last year.
On Wednesday, San Diego's NBC 7 reported it had obtained documents showing that CBP officials in the San Diego region kept a list of people to pull aside for further screening when crossing the US-Mexico border.CBP acknowledged on Thursday that it identified people who may have had information related to two separate border incidents in the region, but said that"efforts to gather this type of information are a standard law enforcement practice.
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