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Archive for 'Border News'

Church Street in Burlington to be temporarily renamed Canada Street: What’s behind it?

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CBP officers intercept Canadian driving stolen $55K Porshe

Canadian citizen turned over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Click here for the Sun Community News story

Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim Settlement clears House review

Agreement returns thousands of acres back to Akwesasne Mohawks Click here for the Sun Community News story 

110 -mile Lake Champlain journey for a cause

By John T Ryan Meeting fascinating, very nice people is one of the best parts of publishing the Peru Gazette. This morning at Ausable Point, I encountered Cathy Webster, a resident of South Hero, VT. as she departed on the second leg of a 110-mile kayak journey the length of Lake Champlain from Benson, VT. […]

Border crossings from Canada to the North Country are down significantly

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Report unveils new details in fatal shooting of Border Patrol agent David ‘Chris’ Maland

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Push to Make Plattsburgh Airport a Port of Entry

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NY inspector makes a call that gets a trucker deported. Gov. Hochul says he was wrong

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Several farmworkers detained in Vermont to have bond hearing this week

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US Border Patrol arrests 8 migrant workers at Berkshire dairy

The incident constitutes the largest immigration enforcement action against migrant workers in Vermont in recent memory. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Stefanik reintroduces by-partisan legislation to designate Plattsburgh Airport as a Port of Entry

April 17, 2025 – Elise Stefanik News Release  While Plattsburgh International Airport qualifies as a port of entry under CBP’s criteria, it has not received this designation, which has resulted in increased costs for the airport and travelers flying in and out. Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik reintroduced the bipartisan Border Airport Fairness Act […]

March Champlain car crossings down by 31% compared to last year, truck crossings up 12%

North country Chamber Of Coommerce Press Release  “We now have the border crossing numbers for Champlain for March and, as anticipated, car crossings were down 31% compared with March 2024,” reports Garry Douglas, President of the North Country Chamber of Commerce. “Visitation was down 16% in February but we knew March was the month that […]

Judge allows requirement that everyone in the US illegally must register to move forward

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NYS DMV encourages New Yorkers to get a REAL ID or Enhanced ID before May 7 deadline

Will Impact All Domestic Flights, Entrance to Many Federal Facilities The NYS Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) encourages New Yorkers to get a REAL ID or Enhanced ID before the upcoming federal deadline on May 7, 2025. Starting then, everyone flying in the US will need a REAL ID, Enhanced ID, Passport or another form […]

Upstate NY woman draws on immigrant experience to diversify Adirondack trails

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Sackets Harbor family detained by ICE is returning home to the North Country

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North Country dairy farms are getting caught up in Trump’s immigration enforcement

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Answering your questions about President Trump’s vast new tariffs

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Customs and Border Protection: “March numbers show most secure border in history – operational control is becoming a reality”

Release Date – Tue, 04/01/2025 WASHINGTON – March recorded the lowest southwest border crossings in history, marking a pivotal achievement in our nation’s border security efforts. This milestone demonstrates that operational control is becoming a reality—something that seemed impossible just a few months ago under the Biden administration—as enforcement measures continue to yield significant results. […]

CBP officers arrest Canadian attempting to smuggle illegal alien

Alert officers discover woman concealed in spare tire area of a vehicle Click here for the Sun Community News story 

‘Ridiculous,’ ‘bad’ and ‘scared’: Quebec residents weigh in on Trump’s policies toward Canada

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A US-Canada trade war could pose an existential threat to Vermont’s forest economy

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Employees detained by ICE in Tupper Lake will be deported, company says

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Northern New York state communities are feeling the impacts of reduced visitation

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US to restrict Canadian access to historic Vermont library straddling northern border

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