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
Illegal immigrants have been caught entering San Diego County by sea more than 60 times since last October
Says the federal government has pre-eminent authority to regulate immigration matters
Arrested Friday with 69 packets of marijuana, an AR-15 rifle and a shotgun
Earlier that same day, 21 people were massacred in a gang fight 12 miles south of the Ariz. border
Officers warned they can be fired for acting on basis of race, lying about it
Attorney General wrote a letterto the White House after seven shots were fired into the building
Designed to teach officers to enforce the crackdown on illegal immigration without racially profiling
Effort to modernize the identification and removal of illegals convicted of crimes in the US
Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereka was among El Paso’s most wanted juveniles with at least four arrests since 2008
Nearly 20 states may soon follow in the Arizona’s footsteps
Suspect had ‘extensive’ criminal history, including a conviction for sexual penetration of a child younger than 13
Smugglers threatened two off-duty officers after they stopped a vehicle filled with 400 pounds of marijuana
Schools unsure of new law
Mexican officers will pay close attention to trouble spots to avoid incidents like last week’s fatal shooting
Crossed an international bridge from Mexico after being shot in the abdomen
The uncorroborated threats are in response to the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca
Narcotics smuggling has risen alongside the agency’s growth
Video taken by witness on Mexican side of border
Officers say they came under a barrage of big stones while trying to detain illegal immigrants on US side of border
Say they aready use a similar directive to detain undocumented immigrants
The group allegedly threw rocks at border agents while trying to enter the country illegally
Wife says he twice brandished a gun and threatened to shoot his family
The anonymous texts can report activity along the northwest border of the US
Mexican authorities want a full investigation into the 14-year-old boy’s death
Guard troops on the border won’t be able to patrol it, make arrests, or use deadly force
A letter to the law enforcement community from the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs