Los Angeles Times: Border Patrol Appears to Be Using Stalling Tactics with Body Cameras
Today, many police chiefs, civil rights groups and even the president are praising body cameras as an essential law enforcement tool that makes everyone safer.
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Border Patrol: Agents Will Eventually Wear Body Cameras
espite a year-long review that recommended against Border Patrol wearing body cameras, the head of CBP said the goal is to eventually employ the technology in the field.
Internal Review by Border Patrol Rejects Body Cameras for Agents
Even as Border Patrol faces increased scrutiny for using excessive force along the U.S.-Mexico border, CBP concluded that body cameras aren’t needed for agents.
Arizona Republic: CBP’s Decision to Back Out of Job Fair Was ‘Dumb’
When it comes to dumb, divisive stunts, the case of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the University of California-Irvine deserves special recognition.
Computer System That Checks Passengers Against Terrorism Watch Lists Goes Down
A Homeland Security computer system designed to raise red flags about airline passengers on the terrorism watch lists stopped working at five airports on Wednesday night.
Homeland Security Takes Crackdown on Drug Smuggling to the Sky
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security is taking its fight against drug smuggling to the sky. The Associated Press reports that CBP agents are using aging P-3 surveillance planes with high-tech radar to search for drug smugglers. The surveillance comes at a time when agents are finding an increasing amount of cocaine smuggling across the…
Dallas Morning News: Time to Hold Border Patrol More Accountable
By Editorial Board The Dallas Morning News Thousands of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers face a difficult mission as they work daily to halt illegal immigration and drug smuggling on America’s southern frontier. But there’s no excuse for the dozens of suspicious shootings and other abuses in recent years by minimally accountable border officers….
Is Border Patrol’s Drone Program Really Worth the Money?
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Is the Border Patrol’s use of drone worth the money? It’s a question raised and explored by a lengthy story in the Arizona Republic. The newspaper found that drones helped nab less than 3% of the drugs seized by agent over the past two fiscal years. By comparison, look at the…