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A Border Patrol agent died in 2009. His widow is still fighting a backlogged US program for benefits
When her husband died during a U.S. Border Patrol training program for new agents, Lisa Afolayan applied for the federal ...
Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role
U.S. troops have begun directly detaining immigrants accused of trespassing on a recently designated national defense zone ...
Border Patrol agents seize 13 pounds of methamphetamine at Pine Valley checkpoint
Discover how Border Patrol agents thwarted a meth smuggling bid in California, with a staggering 13 pounds seized. A key ...
Takeaways from AP’s investigation of US death benefits program for public safety officers
A federal program that provides benefits to the families of police and firefighters who die and become disabled on duty is ...
He misled the public about his last big immigration sweep. Now he’s leading the Border Patrol in LA
The immigration raids across Los Angeles have all the hallmarks of Gregory Bovino's Kern County sweep, which a federal judge says likely violated the Constitution.
US Border Patrol tactical unit deployed to help manhunt for escaped Arkansas inmate
A U.S. Border Patrol tactical unit from Texas, known as BORTAC, has been deployed to Arkansas to assist in the manhunt for ...
For the first time in decades, the US-Mexico border is silent. Here's why
President Trump's promise to stem the flow of migrants across the border seems fulfilled: Fewer migrants are crossing and ...
DHS releases video of agents arresting suspect who allegedly assaulted border patrol officer
DHS arrested a "violent rioter" during Los Angeles protests that erupted after ICE operations targeted criminal illegal aliens, including a convicted murderer from Vietnam.
Mexican national pleads guilty to illegal US reentry in Rankin County
A Mexican national pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States on Thursday, according to both U.S. Border Patrol ...
At the US-Mexico border, volunteers conduct a grim search for human bones
Once a month, retiree Abbey Carpenter leads volunteers through a field of dunes near the border, searching for the remains of ...
Border Patrol union chief says they’re in it ‘for the long haul’ as anti-ICE riots rage in LA
We are not going to leave until the job is done. And that means making sure that Los Angeles is safe and secure and not ...