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
Gov. Bob McDonnell has formally asked the Department of Homeland Security for a 287(g) agreement under which immigration powers may be given to state and local police departments
A .22-caliber rifle, six helmets, ski masks, expandable batons and six tactical gear belts were found at the home
The man, who may be responsible for 20 stabbings and five deaths across three states, was trying to board a plane to Israel
There is a perception that the commanders are linked to drug cartels, which puts the officers’ lives in danger
The suspected smuggler was the driver during a 2006 rollover crash in Arizona that killed 10 illegal immigrants, including a pregnant woman
$600 million will pay for about 1,500 more officers and unmanned drones along the Mexican border
Andre Picard admitted to bringing marijuana across the border in a hidden compartment in his tractor-trailer
Carlos Martinelly Montano, 23, was awaiting a deportation hearing
They say he refused to cooperate with a civil rights investigation of his department
He has spent months trying to reach an agreement with the federal government to train state troopers to act as immigration and customs agents
A report was relayed by the FBI saying the threat was from a Mexican drug cartel
‘Virginia law enforcement officers have the authority to make the same inquiries as those contemplated by the new Arizona law,’ said Virginia’s Attorney General
Several protesters called for the arrest — or deportation — of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio
The city of Phoenix filled with protesters, including dozens who were arrested for confronting officers in riot gear
“We will battle all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary, for the right to protect the citizens of Arizona”
The most controversial sections of Arizona’s new immigration law will not take effect... for now
Maricopa County alone deported a quarter of the national total of 115,841
Fingerprints of everyone who is booked into jail for any crime will be run against FBI criminal-history records and immigration records to determine who is in the country illegally
Mexican shelters are preparing for the arrival of deportees
Law is scheduled to take effect next week, but several civil rights groups want it dismissed
They declined to specify what the ‘civil disobedience’ would be, but emphasized it will be nonviolent
Graffiti message says there will be another car bombing if corrupt federal police agents in Mexico are not arrested
1,200 troops will combat drug-related violence in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas for one year
This was the first of seven challenges to the new law
The man is on probation and is not supposed to leave the country
Feds to use racial profiling as ‘tools’ against illegals law
Mexican police reported a shootout near the bridge shortly after the vehicle crossed into Juarez
Drivers were ushered one by one into a back room, where they were handcuffed
What started off as a civil right issue is now about the state’s right to enforce
Graffiti surfaced recently threatening Mexican federal officers
