Homeland Security to begin building border wall prototypes this summer

Homeland Security to begin building border wall prototypes this summer

by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2017 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it will build four to eight border wall prototypes this summer in San Diego. Ronald Vitiello, acting deputy commissioner at Customs and Border Protection, said the prototypes will be used to evaluate what kind of barrier is most effective in combating drug […]

North Carolina high school confiscates yearbooks with offending ‘build that wall’ quote

North Carolina high school confiscates yearbooks with offending ‘build that wall’ quote

by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2017 The principal of a North Carolina high school confiscated all senior yearbooks after a white student used President Donald Trump’s “build that wall” rallying cry as her quote. Critics decried the yearbook quote as “racist” after a screenshot of the Richmond Early College High School student’s photograph with the […]

Drug cartels ‘control’ Arizona-Mexico border, rancher says

Drug cartels ‘control’ Arizona-Mexico border, rancher says

by WorldTribune Staff, February 28, 2017 An Arizona rancher said that Mexican drug cartels operate with impunity along the Arizona-Mexico border. “The Sinaloa cartel has cartel scouts on our mountains and they essentially control the area,” rancher Jim Chilton told KPNX 12News. Chilton has set up hidden motion-sensor-activated cameras that he says have captured hundreds […]

Smart fence is best option for U.S.-Mexico border barrier, Israeli security firm says

Smart fence is best option for U.S.-Mexico border barrier, Israeli security firm says

by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2017 The CEO of an Israeli security firm at the forefront of smart technology said the combination of a smart fence and wall would be the best bet for the United States at its border with Mexico. “Just putting a barrier will not stop someone from surmounting the wall; they […]