Border Patrol
The Border Patrol topic provides current news and information about ongoing border protection issues and challenges.
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
Suspected drug smuggler was attempting to flee into Mexico by climbing over a border fence when he was shot 3 times by a pursuing Border Patrol Agent
Anti-illegal immigration group is criticizing a scenario involving a teen who vents his anger over immigration through violence
When you’re a ‘loaner’ you can be on urban streets surrounded by millions on one day and the next day be deep in a canyon outnumbered 10-to-1 by rattlesnakes
Constantine Peter Kallas, a one-time assistant chief counsel for ICE, was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison and ordered to pay $296,000 in restitution
Unprecedented numbers of cops work in Mexico and high-profile arrests occur monthly while drones spy on cartels
Concluded the Sept. 5 killing of Manuel Jaminez was a proper use of force
11 suspects total in El Paso scheme
The Panasonic Toughbook computers were purchased with federal funds and allocations for border security
Marisol Valles Garcia, who had been receiving death threats, traveled to the US last week and did not return to work this morning
Would also require government agencies to verify the immigration status of people older than 18
Several reports indicate she is, but the El Paso Times is reporting that she will be back to work on Monday
New policies could have prevented the crash last year that killed Sister Denise Mosier and injured two other nuns
Study by Police Executive Research Forum cites worries about eroding community ties
The latest roundup is part of a more than 5-year-old effort aimed at U.S. street gangs with ties to Mexican drug cartels and other drug traffickers
ATF spokesman Tom Crowley is referring questions about further details to the U.S. Justice Department
Customs and Border Protection agents, all in uniform, stood two-deep in lengthy lines along each wall of the packed room
They say the proposals are bad ideas that will strain police and harm public safety
Armed men in at least two vehicles forced the SUV off road and opened fire
Requirements would be limited to the four states bordering Mexico
The Border Patrol was aware of all illegal border crossings on only 25 percent of the border, or 1,000 out of 4,000 miles
The same economic law of supply and demand that fuels drug smuggling into the US fuels gun smuggling into Mexico
Says a gun battle is all but certain within the next 30 to 60 days
Due to the sheer number of arrests made every year by the Border Patrol, Immigration Courts are just as bogged down in procedure, legal wrangling, and politics as any other criminal court
There is more known terrorist activity in Canada than in Mexico, yet only 1 percent of the border is being policed
The number dropped at the start of the recession, but is now holding still
Police said the couple are missionaries from South Texas who travel extensively into Mexico
His son, Marcos Manzano Jr., was arrested earlier this month and charged with harboring illegal immigrants
Today’s border is ravaged by violence spilling from Mexico that is already a U.S. national security emergency
Three people were wounded when a shootout erupted during a robbery attempt inside a Juárez shopping mall
The video questions the value of the border fence