Senators move to crack down on cross-border smuggling at ports of entry

EXCLUSIVE — A tiny percentage of passenger vehicles and commercial trucks seeking admission at U.S. ports of entry are actually stopped and inspected while attempting to enter the country, but a new Senate bill aims to overhaul that shortcoming.

Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) has partnered with Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) to reintroduce legislation that would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to temporarily hire and train image technicians for the sole purpose of conducting and reviewing the images of vehicles scanned at land, air, and sea ports of entry.