Border Patrol trains record number of recruits, with new lessons on car chases and shooting

In the desert of New Mexico, under wide open skies, hundreds of trainees gather to hear from Border Patrol chiefs as they ...
Government Executive

DHS opens up new $60K bonuses for Border Patrol agents, other officers

Even with applications growing since Trump took office, CBP’s longstanding struggles with attrition have prevented it from ...
Latin Times on MSN

Trump administration offers up to $60,000 bonuses to rapidly expand Border Patrol ranks

The Trump administration is sharply increasing financial incentives to expand the U.S. Border Patrol and customs workforce, ...
Government Executive

More Border Patrol supervisors could become eligible for overtime pay

Under the Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act, managers and senior agents up to GS-15 could receive a 50% overtime ...
Sierra Sun Times

California U.S. Senator Adam Schiff Introduces Bill to Keep Border Patrol Agents at Our Borders, Limit Raids Far from External Borders

On Friday, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in introducing the Keeping Our Agents On The Line Act, a bill to improve border security by ensuring that Border ...
The New York Times

What Powers Does the Border Patrol Have Across the Country?

The Trump administration is increasingly relying on the agency for immigration enforcement within the U.S. By Hamed Aleaziz Reporting from Washington In recent years, Border Patrol agents had been ...