Border Patrol

Border Patrol Careers

May 8, 2012

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, for stopping potentially devastating infested mangoes from entering the country on two separate occasions, and [...]

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Supreme Court Will Rule on AZ’s Immigration Law

December 12, 2011

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 Department of Justice some time in April, with a verdict expected by June. Arizona is [...]

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The Coast Guard – Rescuers at Sea

November 29, 2011

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. Daylin was right to contact the Coast Guard. Rodriguez’s boat capsized near Marco Island, Florida. [...]

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Border Patrol Agents Stop Routine Checks

October 29, 2011

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 performing routine checks at bus and train stations that involve questioning and searching suspicious individuals [...]

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Border Patrol Agents Find Weapons near Mexican Border

September 15, 2011

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 of ammunition were inside the sack located close to the Mexican border. It is believed [...]

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Remembering the Heroism of 9/11 Ten Years After (Letter from the Editor)

September 11, 2011

On the morning of September 11, 2001, there were many who got out of bed and went to work just like any other morning, but had no idea they would be conducting heroic acts in the nations most horrific attack.  It’s the stuff of action films, but the truth is that many of us have [...]

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Hate Crime or Terrorism? FBI, NYPD Disagree Over How to Handle Case

May 17, 2011

In the two weeks following the death of US public enemy number one, Osama bin Laden, NYPD officials arrested two home-grown terrorist suspected of a plot to attack one of the nation’s largest synagogues (the religious and cultural center for Jewish individuals in New York City) and possibly the Empire State Building according to a [...]

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Police Go Into High Alert Following Bin Laden’s Death

May 2, 2011

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, May 1, 2011. As a precautionary measure, law enforcement officials across the country have been [...]

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Law Enforcement & Customs Agents Response to Human Trafficking

March 17, 2011

The trafficking of human beings is a multi-billion dollar criminal industry and the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the United States.  Trafficking victims in the United States can be either US citizens who are coerced or forced into sex or labor trades or foreign nationals who are coerced or forced into those same acts.  Roughly [...]

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Border Patrol Opportunities Protected In Budget Proposal

March 3, 2011

One of the major issues facing the United States today is border safety and immigration.  Many states are facing difficult decisions in dealing with illegal immigration, safety and security, and how to best meet the demands placed on the states.  The bulk of the responsibility, however, lies with the federal government.  The latest Obama budget [...]

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