Border Patrol
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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 287(g) program allows ICE to deputize local officers to perform immigration enforcement duties, including identifying and processing noncitizens in custody for potential removal
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
Brian Terry died when his special-operations unit got into a shootout with border bandits in a remote canyon area in southern Ariz.
Unsealed federal court records identify a second man in the December 2010 killing of Arizona Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry
The Obama administration has recommended canceling deportation proceedings for more than 1,600 illegal immigrants in Denver and Baltimore
After years of enormous growth in staff and technology, Border Patrol feels it now has enough of a handle to begin imposing more serious consequences
Cook County has been at the center of the debate over the treatment of illegal immigrants for several months
Prosecutors said they object to records being unsealed that reveal the identity of any charged defendant who has not yet been arrested, but they are willing to unseal the remaining records
Includes requirement for law officers to check the immigration status of people they pull over if officers suspect they are in the country illegally
Mayor: ‘We’re a place of differences’
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata was killed, colleague Victor Avila wounded
An investigation by Border Patrol headquarters determined that an officer’s views were ‘contrary to core characteristics’
Federal authorities are touting a proposal to open an unmanned port of entry as a security upgrade
Whether or not Zetas are conducting paramilitary, police-impersonation operations here in the US, the incident in Houston is a watershed event indeed
In the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, Border Patrol arrested 327,577 people trying to cross the southern U.S. border
Modern cartels pose one of the biggest threats to law enforcement not just on the southern border, but nationwide
A cross-border tunnel was discovered to be equipped with electric rail cars, a hydraulic lift and end-to-end wood floors
The fence is Arizona’s latest attempt to force a debate on whether the federal government is doing enough to stop illegal immigration
ICE has placed a detainer on Alfredo Romero Posada, who has been charged in three sexual assaults in Somerville and Medford
Predator program is playing a larger role in the nation’s border security
Federal courts have blocked parts of the Republican-backed law from taking effect
Proposed waiver to environmental law faces skeptics who say the one-size-fits all approach to reshape border protection makes little sense
One can only guess what the jury’s findings might have been had they known about the “armed escort alert” received by the agents 24 hours earlier that escalated their awareness level
A Utah man dodged prison and got himself deported to Mexico
The vehicle was suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants
Current and former Border Patrol agents said field offices around the country began receiving the order last month
Similar laws have been passed in Utah, Georgia, South Carolina and Indiana
Officer threw bundles of marijuana out the window of his government vehicle
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