CBP intercepts invasive insects at Detroit airport, preventing potential tree damage
US Customs and Border Protection said agents intercepted invasive insects known to damage cypress trees and carry fungus spores a
‘Problematic’ invasive bugs — just a half-inch long — found at MI airport, officials say
An invasive bug species found at a Michigan airport marks just the third time the species has been intercepted in the United States, officials say. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say the discovery was made last year at the Detroit Metro Airport, but it wasn’t until January when agriculture specialists identified the rare bug.
Spore spreading insect intercepted at Detroit Metro Airport
A foreign pest that spreads fungal spores and poses a danger to native trees in Michigan and the U.S. was discovered at Detroit Metro Airport.
Rare invasive bug intercepted at Detroit airport
Agriculture specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirm that rare invasive seed bugs were intercepted on undeclared cargo late last year at Detroit Metro Airport.
Invasive bugs hiding in undeclared cypress cones intercepted at Michigan airport
These half-inch long, invasive Orsillus maculatus, a spore-spreading seed bug, were found inside undeclared cypress cones at Detroit Metro Airport in late 2024. U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted the cones - and bugs - during a routine check of a passenger. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Alleged Venezuelan gangster caught trying to sneak across Michigan border
The Detroit Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirms that an alleged member of a violent Venezuelan gang was ...
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Deportations increased nationally under Biden while ICE arrests decrease in Detroit
Federal data reviewed by the Free Press shows that apprehensions by Customs and Border Protection agents in the Detroit sector substantially decreased under Biden. Under Trump, there were 3,000 ...
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan: City will continue to work with ICE
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detaining immigrants in southwest Detroit, which has a higher percentage of immigrants compared with other parts of the city. An Instagram account ...
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Southwest Detroit businesses protest ramped-up ICE activity, political rhetoric
Dozens of community members and business owners across metro Detroit stood in solidarity Monday for a protest called "A Day ...
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CBP sees brief flurry of movement along US-Mexico border ahead of Trump inauguration
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Blackhawk whipped around the lower peaks of Mount Cristo Rey along the border of the ...