In recent weeks, suspects have used firearms to shoot at several U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas and California. In each case, agents found cover from shots fired without harm to themselves or others. Keep Reading
Audio leaked by someone in the Border Patrol had DHS secretary telling agents in Texas that "we can't continue like this, our people in the field can't continue and our system isn't built for it." Keep Reading
Of the 89 defendants charged, two dozen are charged with human smuggling. Sixty-seven are charged with illegally reentering the U.S. after having previously been deported. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry intercepted more than $530,000 in alleged cocaine in two separate enforcement actions. Keep Reading
Ortiz replaces Rodney Scott, who was named Border Patrol chief in January 2020 after Carla Provost, the first woman to lead the agency, stepped down. Scott said he had received a letter telling him he had “3 options- relocate, resign, or retire.” Keep Reading
The Los Angeles Times reported in April that Vasquez contracted COVID first in March 2020 and again this February, when he was hospitalized and placed on a ventilator. His wife said he had delayed getting vaccinated. Keep Reading
Single adults continue to make up the majority of these encounters. In April 2021, CBP expelled 111,714 individuals under Title 42. CBP continues to expel single adults and family units that are encountered pursuant to CDC guidance under Title 42 authority. Keep Reading
U.S. Border Patrol agents assisted New Mexico State Police in locating a downed aircraft and rescuing a pilot and one passenger. Keep Reading
Flores was a 12-year veteran of the Border Patrol and previously served in the United States Marine Corps. He leaves behind a pregnant wife and three children. Keep Reading
Happy International Women's Day! HSToday is thrilled to kick off our series of interviews hosted by Women in Homeland Security and Homeland Security Today. Keep Reading
The DHS secretary nominee told senators that when he served as deputy secretary and visited with Border Patrol at headquarters and in the field he was told "we need a diverse approach to border security." Keep Reading
He brings 25 years of Border Patrol experience with him, having started his career as an agent at the Lordsburg Station in El Paso Sector in 1995. Keep Reading
When a fellow agent and family were diagnosed with COVID-19, SBPA Herrera demonstrated tremendous compassion in the face of exposure by caring for children, providing her personal time, and working tirelessly to support the needs of a fellow Border Patrol agent and family. Keep Reading
Agents assigned to the Warroad Station are responsible for approximately 166 miles of land and water border in Minnesota that borders the Canadian Provinces of Manitoba and Ontario. Keep Reading
Single adult males from Mexico accounted for 56 percent of migrants encountered this year, a significant change from a FY19, when 64 percent of the encounters were individuals from the Northern Triangle countries. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents on a training mission diverted to collaborate with U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents to rescue a distressed undocumented alien surrounded by fire and smoke. Keep Reading
Chief Hudak began his Border Patrol career in 1997 at the Harlingen Station in the Rio Grande Valley Sector. He promoted to Supervisory Border Patrol Agent in 2001 at the Douglas Station in the Tucson Sector. Keep Reading
The incident occurred late in the afternoon on September 21, when agents from the Zapata Station followed foot sign of several individuals that led from the Rio Grande River to a travel trailer parked about a tenth of a mile from the border. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs & Border Protection has signed a $13 million contract with Axon Enterprises Inc. to equip 3,800 U.S. Border Patrol agents with body cameras and connection to a cloud-based digital evidence platform. Keep Reading
DHS compares cost per flight for CBP and Coast Guard air operations, but does not conduct cost-per-float assessments on marine operations. Keep Reading