Customs Agents Stop Plant-Eating Caterpillars Headed For California
JASON HOPKINS IMMIGRATION AND POLITICS REPORTER . Miami customs officials stopped a package April 28 that contained 11 live caterpillars of a species that could severely damage citrus and guava plants, according to a press release from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The seizure of insects in Miami highlights the ongoing threat local ecosystems face if exposed to […]
30-Foot Border Wall Begins Construction In California
Jason Hopkins | Energy Investigator Several days after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency, construction began on the fifth border wall project of his administration. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday that work has started on replacing 14 miles of a steel-mesh fence along the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego, The Associated Press reported. […]
