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.
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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…
Border Patrol Agent Acquitted on Sexual Assault Charge
A Border Patrol agent accused of sexually assaulting his then-girlfriend in June 2013 has been found not guilty.
Border Patrol Agent Shot in Texas During Routine Traffic Stop
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent was shot during a routine traffic stop Friday night near the U.S.-Mexico Border in Texas. The agent’s partner returned fire, killing the suspect at the scene, ABC News reports. The two agents and a deputy with the Kinney County Sheriff’s Department had pulled over a car near…
Border Apprehensions Sharply Decline in August. Officials Credit Beefed Up Enforcement
Border Patrol saw a significant decline in apprehensions in August, a rare decrease for the month.