Border Patrol
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Darrell Jean Windhaus , 71, was pronounced dead at the port after suddenly collapsing
Despite beliefs that they aren’t adequately trained to do so, they’ve been assisting with serving warrants and other duties
The Police Executive Research Forum recommended that the Border Patrol stop the use of deadly force against rock throwers
The driver, who died at the scene, had led California Highway Patrol officers on a nearly 100-mile chase
The Inspector General couldn’t come up with a tally of excessive force allegations against Border Patrol agents and customs officers because the agency’s databases do not allow them to be categorized that way
The trooper opened fire to disable the vehicle because it was barreling toward a school zone
To date, only three women have become members of the Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) Team of U.S. Customs and Border Protection — Julie Gallagher is one of them
Authorities say an anonymous call led police to the two-story house, no arrests were made
Daniel Jupa-Fino, 21, has been arrested for illegally crossing the Mexico border 11 times in 3 years
Experts cautioned that taking down the group’s command structure is unlikely to diminish violence in the border states where it dominates through terror
Deputies caught 31 of the immigrants, and estimate that at least another 15 got away
2 former agents will serve time for running a ring that smuggled more than 500 illegal immigrants into the U.S.
With the agency introducing fuel conservation measures in the Rio Grande Valley, agents have been patrolling on foot and doubling up in vehicles
State officials said Thursday that troopers are now forbidden from aerial shooting unless they’re under fire
District judge said, “We’re dealing with a sophisticated, mature individual”
The San Diego County district attorney says 16 people were arrested this week and 12 are at large
Federal authorities conducting “Fast and Furious” have faced tough criticism for allowing suspected straw gun buyers to walk away
Border police noticed fresh scars and blood-stained gauze on her chest as well as pale patches beneath her skin
Authorities believe cans of marijuana were launched about 500 feet into the U.S. using a pneumatic-powered cannon
When we turn on our own, the most common outcome is a fracture in the thin blue line
Shooting prompted renewed outcry over use-of-force policies
Sheriff’s report claims agents were in contact before they opened fire, killing 1
An aircraft was helping a state game warden in a high-speed pursuit when the officer on the aircraft opened fire
The female Canada Border Services Agency officer was seriously injured while she was in her booth
Attempted to cross border on someone else’s passport, father is one of most sought-after drug lords in the world
Authorities say suspect deliberately ran into the agent, who shot her after being forced to ride on a car hood for several hundred yards
Agents were responding to reports of two suspected drug smugglers; people on Mexican side of border reportedly pelted them with rocks
Filling in the void left by US efforts at cracking down on production; DEA says Mexican meth now accounts for 80% of drug sold here
Probe is looking into whether two agents exchanged gunfire Tuesday thinking that each was being fired on by an armed suspect
Three Border Patrol agents were fired upon in a rugged hilly area about five miles north of the border
