Border Patrol
The Border Patrol topic provides current news and information about ongoing border protection issues and challenges.
As political rhetoric and fractured coordination reshape enforcement, police chiefs and sheriffs face rising risks to officer safety, legal exposure and institutional trust
From political violence and immigration enforcement to shifting criminal justice policy, 2025 forced local law enforcement to absorb the consequences of national decisions — regardless of ideology
The 5th Circuit upheld a human trafficking conviction after ruling a deputy’s detention and search were supported by reasonable suspicion
The drug-smuggling tunnel found two months ago under the Rio Grande
Sea interdictions and arrests have spiked year-over-year for three years
Marines at highway checkpoint were alerted and fought the cartel gunmen, resulting in the death of 1 marine and 3 suspects
State Dept. workers were told to keep children home
From Oct. 1, 2009, to July 31, 2010, five tunnels were identified in the area
“We must stand side by side with our Mexican partners, those who are trying to build a new Mexico, an honest Mexico”
She said in a letter that she has encountered a “staggering lack of communication and respect” from the feds
Traffic offenses are the second most common crime
They will appear before immigration judges, but their criminal status renders them removable from the country within 10 business days
An official with the California Department of Justice believes the home is connected to a drug cartel
The body of the 38-year-old mayor was found handcuffed and gagged Wednesday
In addition to killing thousands, the cartel has smuggled heroin, cocaine and marijuana into west Texas
The program has been successful in bringing about 6,400 cases involving drugs, arms and immigrant smuggling along the border
To suggest that immigration is the exclusive domain of the federal government, disallowing partnerships with local law enforcement, defies the will of Congress, according to US Rep. Asa Hutchinson
‘I have made securing our Southwest Border a top priority since I came to office,’ President Barack Obama said in a news release Thursday
More than 15 agents have taken their own lives since early 2008, after nearly four years without a single suicide
El Paso and Juarez don’t look the way they did 10 years ago when tourists routinely crossed the Rio Grande and families gathered without concern at night
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
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