Trump’s Pledge to Hire More Border Patrol Agents Is Met with Resistance, Logistical Snags
President Trump’s pledge to quickly hire 15,000 new border security agents and immigration officers has hit logistical snags.
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Border Patrol Barred from Speaking to Congressional Members, Lawyers During Travel Ban
When President Trump’s travel ban went into effect in late January, Custom and Border Protection employees directed personnel at airports to ignore members of Congress and create lawyers with suspicion, according to a new report.
Border Patrol Union: Significant Decline in Illegal Crossings ‘Nothing Short of Miraculous’
The significant decline in illegal border crossings between the U.S. and Mexico is “nothing short of miraculous,” National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd said on C-SPAN Monday.
Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Severely Beaten in New Mexico
A motorist found an off-duty Border Patrol agent on the side of the road in New Mexico on Friday night, severely beaten and left for dead.
Man Dies After Border Patrol Shooting at Las Cruces, N.M., Checkpoint
A man who authorities initially believed was shot by Border Patrol agents at a Las Cruces checkpoint last month has died.
Homeland Security Gets Bombarded with Proposals to Build Drones for the Border
Homeland Security shouldn’t worry about finding drones for the border.
Border Patrol Agent Shoots Suspect at Las Cruces Checkpoint
A Border Patrol agent shot a man accused of pointing a gnat agents at the Las Cruces Immigration Checkpoint on I-25 in New Mexico on Sunday.
Border Agents Searched More Phones in February Than All of 2015
Customs and Border Protection officers have demanded that American citizens turn over their phones and passwords in 25 cases examined by NBC News.