'Knows how to get things done': Border Patrol union rallies around Noem as DHS chief
The National Border Patrol Council sent a letter to Sen. Rand Paul endorsing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as Department of ...
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CBP officer arrested on child abuse, weapons misconduct in Douglas
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer and his girlfriend were arrested in Douglas this week after an investigation by a drug-trafficking task force.
Top border official to step down as Biden’s term comes to a close
Troy Miller ran Customs and Border Protection during a period of record illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border. He is a 31-year veteran of the agency.
Top border official under Biden to step down before Trump takes office
Troy Miller, the top official at U.S. Customs and Border Protection during most of President Joe Biden’s term, is preparing ...
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Donald Trump wants 10,000 more Border Patrol agents but high turnover has stymied far more modest growth targets – Cronkite News
Border Patrol agents intercept immigrants near Eagle Pass, Texas, in August 2019. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to hire 10,000 more Border Patrol agents as part of a crackdown on ...
Trump's new Customs and Border Protection nominee grew up in Nogales
As he plots out an immigration crackdown, the president-elect tapped Rodney Scott to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Trump wants 10,000 more Border Patrol agents. High turnover stymied plan last term
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to hire 10,000 more Border Patrol agents as part of a crackdown on immigration. That may be a tall order. Days after taking office in 2017, Trump ordered the ...
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Appeals Court Again Blocks U.S. From Cutting Texas Border Wire Along Rio Grande
The legal dispute over barbed wire began in October 2023 when Texas’ attorney general, Ken Paxton, sued the Biden administration, claiming that U.S. Border Patrol agents were illegally ...
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Who are the Border Patrol chaplains? And why does the agency need more of them now?
“That’s a really hard thing to deal with, as things tend to flip from one side to the other, and we’re still in the crossfire,” said Border Patrol assistant chief and chaplaincy program manager ...
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How AI Can Help Stop Illegal Crossings Along the Border
The border patrol uses it to screen cargo at ports of entry, validate identities in its CBP One app and help officers understand any threats at the border. As Newsweek previously reported ...
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Trump "border czar" Tom Homan vows "there is going to be a mass deportation" during border visit with Texas governor
Tom Homan, selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be the "border czar" in the new administration, traveled Tuesday to the U.S.-Mexico border with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, blasting the Biden ...
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Border Patrol Expands Chaplaincy Program Amid Rising Toll
Over the past four years, the Border Patrol has more than doubled its number of trained chaplains, from 130 to approximately 240, according to Assistant Chief and Chaplaincy Program Manager ...