Category Archives: Border Patrol

Homeland Security Careers – The Lowdown

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), formed in 2003, has at least 180,000 employees! DHS personnel work in a variety of disciplines, from federal protective services and border protection to coast guard, intelligence and cyber security. “As a Homeland Security …

Border Patrol Careers

A look back throughout the years at the various awards received by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agents demonstrates the variety of careers within this sector of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. For example, Agriculture Specialist Linda Holse, …

Supreme Court Will Rule on AZ’s Immigration Law

Today the Supreme Court granted Arizona an appeal regarding decisions made by lower courts against its Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (SB 1070). The high court is expected to hear the state’s case versus the federal government’s …

The Coast Guard – Rescuers at Sea

Daylin called the Coast Guard at 12:03 am on Monday morning. Her father Fabian Rodriguez, brother and two of their friends set out on a fishing trip the previous morning. When they did not return that night, panic set in. …

Border Patrol Agents Stop Routine Checks

Last night the Associated Press delivered some news, courtesy of anonymous sources, before the U.S. Border Patrol union’s planned press release this Monday. With the exception of America’s southwest border, throughout the last month, agents have been asked to stop …

Border Patrol Agents Find Weapons near Mexican Border

On Tuesday, near Fronton, Texas, U.S. Border Patrol Agents were on the alert when they found a duffel bag filled with lethal weapons. According to the Reuters news agency, six assault rifles, grenade and rocket launchers, C-4 explosives and magazines …

Police Go Into High Alert Following Bin Laden’s Death

Police Officers in America were placed on high alert after spontaneous celebrations broke out following the announcement that the United State’s number one public enemy, Osama bin Laden, had been successfully neutralized by U. S. forces in Pakistan on Sunday, …