By Washington Post Editorial Board Few federal government agencies have grown as quickly as U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which includes the 21,000 agents, double the number in 2004, who patrol the nation’s frontiers with Mexico and Canada. That growth has been accompanied by an alarming number of incidents involving the use of lethal force,…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent has been charged with assaulting a 14-year-old immigrant for having a cellphone in detention, the Los Angeles Times reports. Aldo Francisco Arteaga of Tucson was arrested Thursday on felony charges of assaulting a minor. CBP officials said Arteaga surrendered Thursday after Jan. 3o video showed him assaulting…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com CBP needs more than 4,300 new officers to adequately protect the borders, acting Customs and Border Patrol Assistant Commissioner John P. Wagner, from the Office of Field Operations, told PJ Media. With the increased dangers of ISIS and the influx of immigrants, Wagner said a lot more manpower is needed….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents are finding success with surveillance balloons that hover high above the Rio Grande and can zoom in on a license plate from miles away, the Valley Morning Star reports. Border Patrol officials said more balloons are possible to keep more eyes in the sky. The balloons are stationed…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol is beginning to test body cameras following complaints from activists, the Associated Press reports. The body cameras were purchased and will be tested at Border Patrol’s training academy. The news came during a meeting with activists who have urged the federal government to use the cameras. It remained…
By Los Angeles Times Editorial Board The new head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s internal affairs office made a troubling assertion late last week. Since 2004, he said, the agency has apparently taken no disciplinary action against any of its agents who have used deadly force. That follows a report released in February by…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A funeral is scheduled today for a Border Patrol agent who was killed in a two-car crash whir on duty near Carrizo Springs, Texas, on Friday, KSAT reports. Tyler Robledo, a three-year veteran of Border Patrol, was just 34 when he was involved in a head-on collision while on patrol. The…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Customs and Border Protection pledged to become more transparent and accountable when it comes to agents using deadly force, but the USA Today reports that the agency is struggling to meet that promise. At least 46 people – 16 of whom were Americans – have been killed by Border Patrol agents and…
