Several months after he played a key role in blocking a bipartisan bill that would have increased staff at the border, former President Trump announced Sunday that, if re-elected, he would push Congress to pass legislation aimed at increasing the number of border patrol agents.
A CBP officer has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for violating a U.S. citizen’s civil rights and falsifying investigation records.
Hundreds of U.S. border officers are currently under investigation for alleged involvement in serious misconduct, including trafficking, bribery, and sexual assault.
A federal report released Thursday reveals that Border Patrol agents who responded to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, lacked adequate training and failed to establish command, contributing to the chaotic response during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history.
A jury found a CBP agent guilty of kidnapping after he was accused of abducting a 15-year-old student by her Arizona middle school and then raping her for hours at his apartment in 2022, The Miami Herald reports.
A Border Patrol agent was charged Thursday after allegedly ordering women to show him their breasts while processing their admission into the U.S.
Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico fell by 33% in July, reaching their lowest level since September 2020, authorities announced Friday.
CBP has reached a $45 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit that alleged it discriminated against pregnant women.
