Border Patrol in rare position to prepare for future amid illegal immigration recession

The U.S. Border Patrol is in a rare position to get its back-of-house in tip-top shape while illegal immigration at the ...

ICE and Border Patrol’s use of tear gas injures, sickens and tests the law

Federal immigration agents say chemical agents are needed to disperse violent protesters. But videos also show them firing at ...

Why ICE and Border Patrol are fighting over which should arrest illegal immigrants

Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol are fighting over who is better-suited to arrest illegal immigrants ...

Ex-Homeland Security official slams ‘ragtag’ federal response to Chicago protests

Gil Kerlikowske ran U.S. Customs and Border Protection from 2014 to 2017. Before that, he was a longtime Seattle police chief. He says the Border Patrol is not trained for big-city policing.
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Border Patrol’s Bovino agrees to return to court daily, as he and federal judge talk body cams, tear gas, IDs

The top U.S. Border Patrol commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' ...

Judge orders Border Patrol's Bovino to return to court daily, wear bodycam, follow rules on tear gas

The top U.S. Border Patrol commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' ...

Videos raise questions about if feds violated use of force policy, judge's order

Videos raise questions about if Border Patrol actions violate the agency's use of force policies and a federal judge's ...

‘Not how any of us want to live’: Judge orders Border Patrol boss Bovino to court daily to report use of force

A visibly displeased federal judge on Tuesday ordered Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino to start coming to court every day ...