Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Suspect Near Mexican Border
A Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man who opened first on agents about a mile from the Mexico border on Monday morning, immigration officials say.
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Trump Administration Wants to Collect DNA of Migrants for Massive FBI Database
The Trump administration wants to begin collecting DNA from asylum-seekers and other migrants detained near the Mexican border in an effort to compile a massive FBI database.
CBP Considers Affixing Body Cams to Some Border Patrol Agents
Some Border Patrol agents may soon be wearing body cameras to record their interactions with the public.
Border Patrol Agent Charged with Soliciting Prostitution from Undocumented Immigrant
A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been charged with soliciting an undocumented immigrant for prostitution in Laredo.
35 Border Patrol Agents Died Since 2003. How That Compares to Other Law Enforcement Officers
The recent death of Agent Robert Hotten highlights the dangers facing Border Patrol agents.
Nearly 1 Million Migrants Apprehended This Year, Most in 12 Years
Nearly 1 million migrants were apprehended along the southern U.S. border during the government’s fiscal year that ended Sept. 31, an 88% increase over 2018.
Border Patrol Agent Dies During Search in Rugged Terrain at Arizona Border
A Border Patrol agent died Sunday after fellow agents found him unresponsive in a remote part of the Arizona border east of Nogales.
Eyes in the Sky: How CBP Combats Drug Smuggling with Blimps
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Blimps hovering 10,000 feet above the U.S. border are helping combat drug smuggling operations. Customs and Border Protection is using eight unmanned, unarmed blimps as eyes in the sky as part of the agency’s Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS). “TARS is the most cost-efficient capability that we own,” Richard Booth, director…