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07/19/11 U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector confiscate more than 7,000 pounds of marijuana and 60 pounds of cocaine in multiple seizures over the past few days, a press release states.
07/19/11 SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The U.S. Border Patrol is deploying search and rescue units in the south Texas brush country in response to an "alarming" spike in illegal immigrants dying due to triple digit temperatures, officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
07/17/11 LAS CRUCES - One evening in January, Border Patrol agents using night-vision equipment spotted ...
07/16/11 Between October 2009 and March 2011, the Border Patrol detained at least 2,600 illegal immigrants from India, a dramatic rise over the typical 150 to 300 arrests per year.
07/15/11 You took your passport photo years ago. Now, it's an image that makes your friends giggle. Worse, you fear it could force Border Patrol to do a double-take. So what happens when you don't resemble your passport photo?
07/15/11 Four drug smugglers were arrested and $92,000 worth of marijuana seized by the Yuma Sector Border Patrol Thursday.
07/13/11 U.S. Border Patrol agents on Saturday morning arrested 24 Mexican nationals hiding in the brush near Trestles after California State Park Rangers reported suspected smuggling activity at the beach....
07/12/11 LAGUNA BEACH - U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 14 Mexican nationals Tuesday morning at Crystal Cove State Beach as they came ashore in a panga-style boat, officials...
07/08/11 When it comes to protecting the 20.7 million acres of public lands on the southwest border with Mexico, environmental laws have been used to keep Border Patrol agents from using motorized vehicles. A rancher testified before Congress today on why that should be changed.
07/05/11 Photo: Mike Wilson, Tohono O'odham, provides water for migrants dying in the Sonoran Desert. Photo Brenda Norrell . Arizona police say they are tired of the lies of Border Patrol agents who are involved in high speed chases.
07/01/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press McALLEN, Texas A federal judge in Texas has sentenced a former Border Patrol agent to more than 15 years in prison for depriving the civil rights of a woman he sexually assaulted after taking her off a bus at an inland checkpoint in 2003. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa told 45-year-old Scott Anthony Sullivan that his actions "hurt the reputation of ...
07/01/11 A Texas judge has sentenced a former Border Patrol agent to more than 15 years in prison for depriving the civil rights of a woman he was accused of sexually assaulting after taking her off a bus at an inland checkpoint in 2003.
06/30/11 A Border Patrol dog team alerted agents of the Indio station to a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado during primary inspection, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
06/30/11 Every month or so, on average, the U.S. Border Patrol has reported the discovery of another smuggling tunnel in Nogales over the past few years.
06/29/11 About 225 pounds of narcotics were recovered after two men dressed as law enforcement officials fled from a Border Patrol checkpoint near Niland. / Courtesy of the U.S. Border Patrol
06/29/11 U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two suspected drug smugglers who were trying transport more than $2.6 million in narcotics near Niland.
06/29/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. U.S. Border Patrol agents say they have recovered the bodies of five people in southern Arizona believed to be illegal immigrants. Agents say the bodies were found in five separate incidents Tuesday in the vast Sonoran desert that also resulted in the rescue of 36 illegal immigrants. A Tucson Sector search team rescued 12 illegal immigrants ...
06/29/11 U.S. Border Patrol agents say they have recovered the bodies of five people in southern Arizona believed to be illegal immigrants.
06/28/11 Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector say 30 illegal immigrants have been rescued from the southern Arizona desert in a 24-hour span.
06/27/11 1. At 63, Carolina Reyes is the pillar of a proud El Paso family, the soft-spoken but strong woman behind Silvestre Reyes, a former Border Patrol chief and one of the region's most prominent
06/26/11 In this April 19, 2011 picture, a member of the National Guard checks on his colleague inside a Border Patrol Skybox near the Hidalgo International Bridge in Hidalgo, Texas. National Guard members along the Texas-Mexico border assist Border Patrol by surveying the terrain from the tower. | 
