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Long-Serving Border Patrol Chief to Retire After 25 Years, Reflects on Advances

allan12 years ago12 years ago02 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Chief Enrique “Henry” Mendiola Jr., whose 25 year of service makes him one of the longest-serving agents of the Border Patrol RGV Sector, is retiring, ValleyCentral.com reports. Mendiola was only 20 years old when he joined the Border Patrol in 1988. “When I came in we were still doing ink fingerprints, we…

FBI Agents Get Leeway to Push Privacy Bounds

allan14 years ago12 years ago02 mins

By Charlie Savage The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is giving significant new powers to its roughly 14,000 agents, allowing them more leeway to search databases, go through household trash or use surveillance teams to scrutinize the lives of people who have attracted their attention. Enlarge This Image The F.B.I….