Petition Circulated for Border Patrol Agent Who Was Killed Protecting Family
The National Border Patrol Council is pressing for a fallen colleague’s death to be considered “in the line of duty.”
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PolitFact: Relatives of Slain Border Patrol Agent Wrong About Available Agents
Relatives of Brian Terry, the Border Patrol agent who was killed in a shootout with Mexican bandits in December 2010, criticized President Obama for “thinly equipped” Border Patrol agents.
Homeland Security Searches for Drones Capable of Facial Recognition
Homeland Security is looking to Silicon Valley for specially designed drones.
Border Patrol Agents Find $600,000 Worth of Liquid Meth in Texas
Border Patrol agents seized more than $600,000 worth of liquid methamphetamine in Eagle Pass, Texas, while conducting checkpoint operations.
Border Patrol Honors Fallen Agent With 68-Mile Relay Run
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents participated in a 68-mile relay run Thursday to honor fallen Agent Robert Rosas, who died in the line of duty on July 23, 2009, San Diego Patch reports. It was the seventh annual relay to honor Rosas of the Campo Border Patrol station. The relay race requires 22,…
Border Patrol Agents Rescue 15 Undocumented Immigrants in Open Mine
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents rescued 15 undocumented immigrants after the tried to hide in an open pit mine south of Tucson. The rescue happened after agents were tracking illegal immigrants who had entered the mine in Green Valley, Tucson.com reports. Search-and-rescue agents used ropes to help the immigrants, who were adult males…
Border Patrol Proposes Asking for Social Media Handle of Visitors in Visa Waiver Program
The federal government has come under fire for a proposal to ask for the social media handles of people visiting the country under the visa waiver program.
New Border Patrol Chief Has Enormous Challenge to Reform Embattled Agency
The Border Patrol’s new chief, Mark Morgan, has a big job ahead of him.