Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to Probation for Possessing Illegal Firearm, Heroin
A Border Patrol agent arrested last year for possessing an illegal firearm and heroin was sentenced to three years’ probation and time served.
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Carla Provost Becomes First Woman to Lead Border Patrol in Its 94-Year History
Carla Provost has been named the first woman to lead the Border Patrol in its 94-year history.
Mexican National Accused of Murdering Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in 2010 Finally in Court
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Man Accused of Killing Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Is Facing Second Trial
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Trump Threatens Government Shutdown If Costly Border Wall Is Not Funded
President Trump is again threatening a government shutdown if Congress fails to fund his border wall and strengthen immigration laws.
Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Woman Illegally Crossing the Border
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent shot and killed a woman crossing the border illegally near Laredo, Tex., on Wednesday after the officer came under attack, federal authorities said, according to a report in the New York Times: The officer was searching for “illegal activity” in a culvert on a residential street in…
Border Patrol Agent in Montana Admits He Asked For ID Because Women Were Speaking Spanish
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two U.S. citizens were stopped and questioned by a Border Patrol agent last week at a northern Montana gas station in the town of Havre because they were speaking Spanish, KRTV reports. Ana Suda, a native of Texas who lives in Havre, stopped with a friend at a Town Pump store…
Ex-Border Patrol Agent Gets 7 1/2 Years For Taking Bribe
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An ex-Border Patrol agent was sentenced Monday in Tucson to 7.5 years in federal prison for accepting bribes and acting as a scout for drug smugglers near Marana. Alberto M. Michel pleaded guilty earlier this year to taking $12,000 in exchange for providing counter-surveillance for marijuana smugglers while on duty in…