Closure of Border Patrol stations across four states triggers alarm

Closure of Border Patrol stations across four states triggers alarm

By Judson Berger

Published July 10, 2012

FoxNews.com

• Feb. 15, 2012: A border patrol vehicle observes border fencing in Douglas, Ariz. (Reuters)

The Obama administration is moving to shut down nine Border Patrol stations across four states, triggering a backlash from local law enforcement, members of Congress and Border Patrol agents themselves. 

Critics of the move warn the closures will undercut efforts to intercept drug and human traffickers in well-traveled corridors north of the U.S.-Mexico border. Though the affected stations are scattered throughout northern and central Texas, and three other states, the coverage areas still see plenty of illegal immigrant activity -- one soon-to-be-shuttered station in Amarillo, Texas, is right in the middle of the I-40 corridor; another in Riverside, Calif., is outside Los Angeles.

Six army battalions called up under emergency orders to meet growing threat on Egypt, Syria borders

Knesset approves IDF request to call up a further 16 battalions if needed

By AARON KALMAN May 2, 2012, 3:13 pm 

Reserve soldiers conduct a training exercise (photo credit: Matanya Tausig/Flash90)

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he IDF has issued emergency call up orders to six reserve battalions in light of new dangers on the Egyptian and Syrian borders. And the Knesset has given the IDF permission to summon a further 16 reserve battalions if necessary, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.