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A metal fence divides Nogales, USA from another Nogales: Nogales, Sonora, a much poorer Nogales where law enforcement is under attack from drug trafficking cartels and the cartels are under attack from many rivals.
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The Brian A. Terry Memorial Act (HR 2668) will honor the service and sacrifice of fallen Border Patrol Agent Terry, who died in a gunfight with smugglers at the border on Dec. 15, 2010. If the bill passes, the Border Patrol station in Bisbee, Ariz., will be renamed to honor the memory of agent Terry. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced the bill in the House on July 27.
Read More →Budget cuts have hampered the U.S. Border Patrol’s work in its busiest sector on the Southwest border, agents said Friday, with the agency introducing fuel conservation measures in the Rio Grande Valley that have agents patrolling on foot and doubling up in vehicles.
Read More →A storm-water channel connecting the higher-elevation Nogales, Sonora, brings runoff into Nogales, Ariz., and can also deliver illegal immigrants willing to risk drowning when the waters rise.
Read More →Mexico's president apparently questioned Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the shooting of an illegal attempting to sneak across the border.
Read More →New use-of-force rules that limit when weapons can be fired were issued Friday for Border Patrol agents, who have been under increasing criticism for their roles in more than 40 deaths since 2005.
Read More →Deputy Commissioner Thomas Winkowski told workers Monday morning that the agency for now is postponing planned furloughs of up to 14 days and a ban on overtime.
Read More →Despite new technologies introduced to help police the border, Border Patrol agents catch only about one-third of the estimated 3 million people who illegally cross the border between Mexico and the United States each year.
Read More →The Border Patrol is hiring, and women are especially encouraged to apply.
Read More →In case you missed NELOMF’s annual Candlelight Vigil, here are all 363 names of the fallen officers whose names were added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial this year.
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