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.
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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.
Prosecutors Clear Border Patrol Agents, Officers in Deadly Shooting in Las Cruces
Border Patrol agents, deputies and police officers will not be charged in connection with the shooting death of a suspect in the parking lot of a Las Cruces Home Depot.
Rare Prosecution of Border Patrol Agent Leads to Resignation for Punching Migrant
A 49-year-old Border Patrol agent who assaulted a migrant in U.S. custody has resigned in exchange for pleading guilty to a charge filed by the Justice Department.