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New Drone Report: Our Border Is Not as Secure as We Thought

Eye in the Sky

Thanks to a previously unreported drone flying over the U.S.-Mexico border, we now know that more people are crossing than previously thought—and getting away with it, reports Andrew Becker of the Center for Investigative Reporting.   

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The U.S. Border Patrol has caught a fraction of the border crossers spotted by a sophisticated sensor mounted on unmanned spy aircraft and flown over remote stretches of desert, casting doubts on claims that the area is more secure than ever, according to documents obtained by the Center for Investigative...

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