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 law is described by both supporters and opponents as the toughest state law in the U.S. targeting illegal immigrants
Pot bundles are shaped to go between the bars of new border fence
A gang of masked men vow to exterminate the violent Zetas drug cartel
U.S. involvement south of its border is a sensitive issue in Mexico, where it is seen by some as interference
Man fired a shot from a starter pistol as officers converged on him and then the officers opened fire
A group is reviewing a controversial program to identify illegal immigrants
While the amount of undocumented immigrants in general is declining, one group is increasing: juveniles
The change comes at the request of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Phoenix
Authorities say the tunnel may have smuggled people into US
New Mexico is one of only three states where an illegal immigrant can get a driver’s license
A group massed outside of one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s jails
The family of 15-year-old Mexican boy killed by a Border Patrol agent filed the suit
Organization says shackling alleged illegal immigrants is cruel and unusual punishment
Local forces face the most concentrated violence in the ongoing battle with cartels
Under Secure Communities, the FBI shares the fingerprints with Homeland Security to look for potentially deportable immigrants
Jan Brewer wants to overturn a ruling that put on hold key parts of the state’s immigration enforcement law
The new requirement stems from a law enforcement operation in Arizona that resulted in high-powered weapons flowing into Mexico
Juarez chief of police says Mexican federal cops shot at his vehicle several times
Group VII was supposed to be leading the way with operation ‘Fast and Furious’
Emilio Gonzales pleaded guilty to murder of a federal officer
The website received 725 online donations totaling $31,295 within its first 14 hours
Police seized 212 pounds of drugs worth $5.7 million
Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar, one of Mexico’s most wanted, allegedly killed an ICE agent
The state prosecutor’s office said 3 police officers were seriously injured and 2 gunmen detained in the attack
San Diego police are leading the investigation of the incident in which a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a Mexican man who was allegedly trying to sneak across the border
Victim threated to strike a border patrol agent with a concrete slab
Policy directs ICE officers to use ‘appropriate discretion’ to make sure victims and witnesses to crimes are not put into deportation proceedings
Union Pacific spends $3.6 million a year on its own police officers and has spent another $72.5 million supporting federal efforts on the U.S.-Mexico border
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