Border Patrol
The Border Patrol topic provides current news and information about ongoing border protection issues and challenges.
Although they’re great roadblocks against improper use of LE information, sometimes that constant stream of little hiccups can complicate an already complicated job
OTM is a delightful little acronym for illegal immigrants who are ‘Other Than Mexican’ — SIA stands for ‘Special Interest Aliens’ from terrorist nations like Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan, and Yemen
An officer went fishing on his day off and ended up discovering a massive amount of drugs
A new sheriff is coming to clean up the nation’s largest law enforcement agency
The bill would block certain federal grants to cities that don’t honor federal immigration requests
Gun belonged to a federal agent — the latest twist in a case that has become a flashpoint in the country’s debate over immigration
Sheriff said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency should have issued an arrest warrant earlier for shooter
Suspect has seven felony convictions and has been deported five times to his native Mexico, most recently in 2009
Out of five shots believed to have been fired at the helicopter, two are confirmed to have hit their target
20-year-old Canadian man crossed the U.S.-Canada border illegally in March and sprayed the agent with bear spray
Customs officials at Kennedy International Airport say they discovered shrink-wrapped cylinders in the underwear of a Colombian man
Family’s attorney believes gas inside the vehicle was ignited by the ECD, causing the deadly explosion
When approached by officers, the man sprayed an “incapacitating” spray and was fatally shot
Man was shot in the head Thursday after an officer reported shots had been fired and asked for backup
One law enforcement group called it America’s most dangerous park for two years straight after drug smugglers gunned down a ranger
The problems began in the late 1990s when French officials gave suspect a passport under what turned out to be a stolen name
Cameras are being worn on a volunteer basis during a 90-day test period at locations in New Mexico, Texas, Florida, Michigan and Washington state
About 200 guard members still on the border — down from the 1,000 ordered there in June by then-Gov. Rick Perry
Agent, who was previously arrested for a domestic violence incident, is accused of shooting a man in the head and attempting to shoot his wife Tuesday
Sentenced Friday to six months in jail for pointing a rifle at a sheriff’s deputy he mistook for a drug smuggler
Black Hawk helicopters and truck-sized X-ray machines that are typically deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border have been brought to the Super Bowl
Six packets of the drug, weighing more than six pounds, were taped to the six-propeller remote-controlled aircraft
Sheriff’s officials say agents had apprehended four drug smugglers and were searching for another when shots were exchanged between the fifth suspect and an agent
The Homeland Security Department is experimenting with a new way to track immigrant families caught crossing the border illegally
40-year-old U.S. citizen died after a border inspector shot him with a stun gun at the nation’s busiest crossing
Arizona sheriff’s lawsuit seeks to halt President Obama’s plan to spare nearly 5M people from deportation
Said Wednesday they will no longer fully enforce state’s law that requires local police to check the immigration status of people they encounter
ID theft cases marked Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s last major foothold in immigration enforcement
After serving time in prison, man is suing the government over what he says are permanent injuries caused by the dog
After previous recruitment attempts had limited success, agency is stepping up its efforts to increase the share of women who work as agents
A panel of state lawmakers on Monday unanimously authorized spending another $86M on the state’s law enforcement surge at the Mexico border
As government downsizes its presence on Texas border, officials are proposing that when 1K Guard troops go home, they will be replaced with state troopers