15,000 New Federal Employees Key Part of Immigration Enforcement
Under new policy proposals from Department of Homeland Security, up to 15,000 federal employees will be hired as part of a plan to secure U.S. borders and crack down on illegal immigration.
View ArticleDHS Seeking Bids for Building a Border Wall
Customs and Border Protection is seeking preliminary proposals for contractors to build several "prototype wall structures" around the U.S./Mexico border.
View ArticleJob Openings at Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection
President Trump has issued executive orders to hire 15,000 federal employees. The jobs have been announced but close quickly. Here is information on job qualifications and how to apply. Border Agent...
View ArticleTrump Administration Proposes Cutting Coast Guard, TSA Budgets to Strengthen...
The Trump Administration has proposed cuts to several national defense agencies to raise funds for building a border wall and cracking down on illegal immigration.
View ArticleCBP Seeking Bids for Building Border Wall Prototypes
Customs and Border Protection has released two requests for proposal seeking bids to build multiple border wall prototypes.
View ArticleSouthwest Border Crossings Drop To Lowest Point In At Least 17 Years
Border Patrol crossings have dropped precipitously and Border Patrol agents offer offer plenty of reasons for the decline. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-border-crossings-20170410-story.html
View ArticleCBP Announces Contract Awards for Concrete Border Wall Prototypes
Customs and Border Protection announced it has awarded contracts for construction of concrete border wall prototypes.
View ArticleCBP Announces Contract Awards for ‘Other Materials’ Border Wall Prototypes
Customs and Border Protection has announced awards of contracts to companies for constructing the "other materials" border wall prototypes.
View ArticleCBP Says Border Wall Prototypes Now Under Construction
Customs and Border Protection announced that construction of the prototypes for the wall along the Mexico border has begun.
View ArticleCBP Announces Completion of Border Wall Prototypes
Customs and Border Protection announced this week that the border wall prototypes are completed and will now undergo testing.
View ArticleBorder Patrol Losing Agents Faster Than They Can Be Hired
A recent GAO report said that the Border Patrol is losing agents faster on average than it can hire new ones.
View ArticleBorder Patrol Says Lack of Manpower Leading to Violence Against Agents
Representatives from the Border Patrol told Congress that they are facing a substantial shortage of agents that is creating problems for the agency.
View ArticleReport: Border Patrol Agents Have Rarely Requested a ‘Wall’
A new Senate Committee report finds that Border Patrol agents rarely discussed a "wall" as a solution to vulnerable areas of the southwest border.
View ArticleBorder Patrol Losing Staff Despite Order to Hire More Agents
A new Government Accountability Office report says that the Border Patrol has been losing agents to attrition despite an order from President Trump to hire 5,000 new agents....
View ArticleBorder Patrol Has a New Chief
The U.S. Border Patrol has named its first female chief to lead the agency.
View ArticleBorder Patrol Agent Shot at While Sitting in Car Near Border
A Border Patrol agent was shot at Sunday morning while sitting in his marked patrol car just north of the U.S.-Mexico border....
View ArticleBorder Patrol Agent Arrested–Suspected in Killing 4 Women
A Border Patrol agent suspected of killing four women was arrested after a fifth woman managed to escape from him and notify authorities....
View ArticleAppeals Court Sustains Ten-Day Suspension
This case challenging a ten-day suspension against a Border Patrol Agent made its way to the federal appeals court by way of a challenge to an arbitrator’s decision.
View ArticleDOJ: Former Border Patrol Agent Gave Drug Traffickers Keys to Border Fences
A former Border Patrol agent was sentenced for taking bribes to help drugs pass through CBP fences and security patrols.
View ArticleBorder Patrol Agents Offered 5% Bonus to Stay with the Agency
CBP is offering Border Patrol agents a retention bonus in an effort to combat a shortage of manpower on the southern border.
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