Border Patrol
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Rodney Scott wrote to agents that he will be reassigned, saying he “will continue working hard to support you over the next several weeks to ensure a smooth transition”
Officials said it was near 100 degrees outside when the migrants were found locked in a U-Haul
Local and state Florida agencies will be sending aid after the governors of Texas and Arizona requested out-of-state help
“Shoes are made for walking and not smuggling narcotics,” officials said
Officials cited Chris Magnus’ role as chief in a “diverse city close to the U.S.-Mexican border”
Alejandro Flores-Bañuelos, 35, leaves behind his wife and three children
Authorities are investigating whether human smuggling was involved in Tuesday’s collision
The Yuma Police Department assists with a multi-agency security program near the Mexican border
The woman is suspected of stabbing a man in the arm, police say
U.S. Border Patrol Officers had to force their way through a crowd to get to two men detained by agents inside a bus
Johan Mordan, a first-year agent, was patrolling a remote area of southwestern New Mexico
The agency has discontinued its “Safety and Weather Leave” policy, which would have allowed agents to take paid leave under extenuating circumstances
The 2,000-foot-long tunnel started in Tijuana and had reinforced walls, ventilation, lighting and an underground rail system
The drugs were hidden under the floor of a tractor trailer loaded with vegetables
The company said they were changing their policies after reading a leaked memo confirming that agents can’t board buses without company consent
The agents are not expected to engage in special missions in their new assignment, only provide assistance and backup to ICE with everyday arrests and deportations
The tunnel stretches more than three quarters of a mile from Tijuana, Mexico to San Diego, California
The department said that the Operation Stonegarden border security grant program runs counter to TPD’s mission ‘and the expectation of the community we serve’
The judge sentenced Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes after hearing tearful statements from the sisters of Brian Terry, the agent who was fatally shot
Over his 35-year career, Arnold has watched the border terrain transform into one of fences and roads, surveillance cameras and sensors
Wolf Valmond had previously served as a Va. police officer and sheriff’s deputy
The FBI is investigating the Sunday death of Agent Robert Hotten
Robert Vadasz won the NRA National Police Shooting Championship for the 11th time in 12 years
Kevin McAleenan says there is an “extraordinary challenging situation” at the border
Carla Provost says sexist posts and comments mocking migrant deaths in a closed Facebook group for agents and employees are “completely inappropriate”
John Sanders, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said he would resign July 5
Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost said apprehensions and drug seizures at the border have become “overwhelming”
Police say the suspect’s vehicle was blocked and he opened fire on the officers
The aim is to take the burden off agents, who say they’re spending more than half their time feeding and caring for migrant families than being on the field
The decrease comes as fewer people are crossing the border illegally and after the agency overhauled how force should be deployed at the border
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