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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
Nicholas Ivie and a colleague were on patrol in the Arizona desert when gunfire broke out before dawn Tuesday
Authorities explained how the suspect was linked to the agent she struck with her car at least twice
Occurred after an alarm was triggered on one of the many sensors along the border
Bill signed into law yesterday will allow issuance of licenses to those eligible for a work permit
The agent fired after being driven several hundred yards
Requested to reverse a decision barring the detainment of people solely on the suspicion that they’re illegal immigrants
Fast and Furious report mostly an effort to keep Attorney General Eric Holder from being blamed, parents say
The decision by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton is the latest milestone in a two-year legal battle over the requirement
Arizona remains the most popular route for illegal immigrants from Mexico
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