Border Patrol
The Border Patrol topic provides current news and information about ongoing border protection issues and challenges.
Mock operation underscores dangers of illegal crossings and showcases Border Patrol’s life-saving capabilities
In U.S. v. Keller, the 5th Circuit reaffirms the legality of Fourth Amendment border searches at immigration checkpoints
What does it take to become a police officer? A veteran officer breaks down the rigorous process to land the job
The justices on Monday unanimously approved the Arizona law’s most-discussed provision requiring police to check the immigration status of those they stop for other reasons
Critics of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio called for the closure of the sheriff’s complex of canvas jail tents
Justices upheld the most controversial provision involving police checks on immigration status
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she wants to make sure officers are prepared if Supreme Court upholds law
A police report shows that officers were responding to a tip about a car loading drugs when they tried to stop a pair near the US-Mexico border
Parents were told there’s no avenue to appeal a US DOJ ruling that the Border Patrol agent followed policy
Legally complex case in which agent could not be charged because death occurred on Mexican soil
Gave information to Arellano drug cartel while working for Calif. atty. general’s office
A San Diego County coroner’s autopsy found that the suspect died of a heart attack
Illegal immigrants have only limited protection under the US Constitution
‘Risk-based approach’ will also assess threat to national security
All but the driver are suspected illegal immigrants
Will press on with their lawsuit against the agent despite prosecutors’ decision not to charge
The lawsuit seeks to bar agents from making traffic stops
State and federal agencies are cracking down on border town corruption as part of the larger effort to battle Mexican drug cartels
ICE officials said 2,700 cases have been shelved
Increased deportations, heightened US patrols among contributing factors
According to TASER training experts, specific factors would need to be in place in order for the device to cause a fire
Jaime Avila Jr. allegedly bought two rifles found at the scene of the fatal shooting of a federal agent
Agency states efforts to settle civil rights charges in jeopardy
Jose Gustavo Diaz-Velasquez told investigators he had arranged for transport of thousands of illegal immigrants during the past year using 30 drivers he hired through Craigslist
Agents got a report just before midnight that a car was heading the wrong way on Interstate 8
The Obama administration is suing to block a similar law in Alabama
Police in Mexico’s most violent city were moved to guarded hotels for protection
Border Patrol Deputy Chief Ronald D. Vitiello said patrolling the border can be an unpredictable job that requires longer hours from agents
