Best Of The Border (12/30-1/3)

By Tracy Greer
January 04, 2014

US Citizen Dies In San Diego Border Patrol Station

A 58-year-old U.S. citizen died at a Border Patrol holding station near San Diego over the Christmas holiday. He had been arrested at a checkpoint on Interstate 8 on Dec. 24.

The U.S. Border Patrol has come under scrutiny lately for alleged poor conditions in temporary holding cells.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office and the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security are both investigating the death.


Shoppers
Mónica Ortiz Uribe
Shoppers browse clothing stores in the Mexican border city of Juárez days before Christmas.

Mexican Retailers Dread Higher Sales Tax In New Year

Mexican border cities will be hit with a higher sales tax in the New Year. The change is part of a major tax reform passed earlier this year by Mexico's Congress.

As a result, Mexican retailers near the northern border, who already face stiff competition from American stores, fear they will lose even more business. 


Arizona Border Search Case May Go To The Supreme Court

The border search exception is a rule designed to provide an exception to the Fourth Amendment's limits on search and seizure. The rules apply to your tablet, laptop or even the photos you carry on your smartphone.

A Tucson lawyer has asked the United States Supreme Court to take up a case that may determine just how thoroughly border officials can search electronics from U.S. citizens without reasonable suspicion.