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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2008

Man Accused of Posing as Border Patrol Agent

A man has been accused of posing as a Border Patrol agent in North Carolina and promising would-be immigrants false papers to come to the United States, in exchange for thousands of dollars.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2008

Border Agent Wounds Man Near Mexican border

A group suspected of trying to illegally enter the United States Tuesday night near San Diego threw rocks at Border Patrol agents who later responded by opening fire on a pair of suspects in Mexico, striking one in the buttocks, according to authorities.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2008

Border Patrol Nabs Suspected Sex Offender

Agents with the Border Patrol said they've arrested a man wanted on suspicion of felony sex offenses in Colorado.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2008

Man Gets Five Years for Assaulting Border Patrol Agent

A man who tried to run over a Border Patrol agent in an El Paso parking lot last year was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison Wednesday in federal court.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 20, 2007

Border Patrol Reports Sharp Increase in Attacks on Agents

The U.S. Border Patrol reported Wednesday that its agents have been attacked 250 times on the Mexican border since Oct. 1, a 38-percent increase over the same period last year.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2007

Illegal Immigrants Arrested for Stealing Supplies from San Diego Refugee Center

Six undocumented Mexican immigrants were arrested today by U.S. Border Patrol agents at Qualcomm Stadium. Authorities say they were stealing food and water meant for wildfire evacuees.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2007

Border Patrol Officer Killed in Plane Crash

Baray, a nine-year veteral of Customs and Border Protection was training to become a pilot at the time of the crash. The other agent injured was his instructor.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2007

U.S. Border Patrol Team Wins 2007 5.11 Challenge

The finals for the 2007 5.11 Challenge were the closest in the competition's four-year history. After eight weeks of competitive shooting in Montana, the two-man U.S. Border Patrol team from Alamogordo, N.M., squeezed out first place with the last shot of the event.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2007

Senate Hears Testimony in Convicted Border Agents' Appeal

Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean are serving 11- and 12-year sentences in federal prison for shooting a suspected Mexican drug runner in the buttocks while on duty as border patrol agents in Texas. A jury convicted them in March 2006 of violating gun laws and attempting a cover-up after they failed to write a report of the incident. But a senate subpanel is hearing witness testimony in the officers' appeal.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2007

Illegal Immigrants Setting Wildfires to Deter Law Enforcement

Foreign immigrants seeking to sneak across the U.S. border illegally are setting wildfires as a means to "smoke-out" observation posts and patrol routes, therefore hindering border agents attempting to do their jobs.

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