Border Agents Feel Betrayed by Bush Guest-Worker Plan ; Told to Guard Border, Patrol Hears Mixed Signal on Illegal Immigration
In the fiscal year of 2020, there were 19,740 agents employed by the United States Border Patrol.
Earlier last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas cannot block Border Patrol agents from cutting the razor wires set by Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the state's response to a "crisis at the border."
The reforms come just months after ascathing reportfrom the nonprofit Police Executive Research Fund examined 67 shooting instances -- 19 of which resulted in deaths -- and concluded that Border Patrol exercised a "lack of diligence" in investigating when agents used excessive force. The report al...
He worries about Border Patrol agents speeding down the street where his three daughters and pets play, and said they have accidentally run over two of his dogs. Still, he said, “The guys in green have it under control.” He too is suspicious of his neighbors. “We don’t trust ...
Earlier Thursday, Texas state officials prevented Border Patrol boats from patrolling that area, one of the officials added, requesting anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the press. "They are denying entry to Border Patrol agents to conduct our duties," the official said, n...
"Most of us are parents, fathers, mothers. I myself have a 6-year-old," Miller said. "These Border Patrol agents go above and beyond every single day to take care of the children." Republicans have accused the Biden administration of fueling the recent increase in border apprehensions, ...
Two days later, Border Patrol agents in a helicopter spotted his body, floating face down. El Paso police officers fished it out of the canal. The local medical examiner recorded the details of the death. But even though Border Patrol agents saw him go in and saw his body come out, his...
The head ofU.S. Border Patrolsays that agents stopped four sex offenders – including those with convictions of crimes against children – attempting to cross into the U.S. illegally in the space of a single day. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens, who took over the position in J...
Border Patrol has arrested 8,354 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions so far this fiscal year, including 248 for sexual offenses.While that is a small percentage of the more than 200,000 migrants Border Patrol agents have encountered each month, it does not account for the more than...