Border Patrol
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A letter to the law enforcement community from the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs
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
Sheriff who has often clashed with the government over immigration enforcement has filed a lawsuit to stop new policies announced by Obama
Move represents a significant departure from a decades-old approach that emphasizes boots on the ground and fences
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have helped deliver a baby boy after his mother arrived in labor at a Texas port of entry
Tahmooressi has said he took a wrong turn on a California freeway that funneled him into a Tijuana port of entry with no way to turn back
Police in Utah said they took a fingerprint from a man using the name Marcelo Marquez during a misdemeanor hit-and-run arrest in 2003
“Immigration has come up with one identity. We are not entirely convinced that is his only identity”
A man suspected of killing two deputies during a shooting rampage in Northern California was deported twice to Mexico and had a drug conviction
An outspoken member of the American Patriots, a group of armed citizens patrolling the U.S.-Texas border near Brownsville, was arrested Monday
36-year-old man was found unresponsive Friday in a holding cell at a Border Patrol checkpoint between Carlsbad, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas
The scouts use solar panels, encrypted radios and cellphones to warn smugglers when police or agents get close
The U.S. Border Patrol will begin wearing cameras this year at its training academy, a test to see if the technology should be used in the field
A Border Patrol agent involved in a Friday morning car wreck while on duty died from his injuries
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