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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2015

Border Patrol Catches Smuggler Using Fake Agency Vehicle

An investigation is underway after agents caught an alleged human trafficker driving what appeared to be a Border Patrol Tahoe in Laredo, TX.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2015

President Approves Pay Raise for 100,000+ Federal Employees

This week President Obama transmitted to Congress his alternative plan for locality pay increases for civilian federal employees. Over 100,000 federal employees will benefit from locality pay adjustments – the first such adjustments since 2010 – after January 1, 2016.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 13, 2015

CBP Announces Way Forward on the Use of Body-Worn Cameras

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske announced his decision Thursday to expand CBP's camera review, including the integration of new body-worn camera testing into law enforcement operations such as checkpoints.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 3, 2015

FLEOA Denounces Call to Eliminate Federal Air Marshals

In response to the recent LA Times editorial, It's time to ground America's Air Marshals, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) National President issued the following statement.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 29, 2015

FBI and U.S. Marshals Join 2-State Search for Accused Cop Shooter

A massive manhunt for a Kentucky rapist accused of shooting at law enforcement officers in two states entered a sixth day on Thursday, with officials saying they'd caught two of his associates.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2015

Border Patrol Agent Wins at NRA National Police Shooting Championships

U.S. Senior Border Patrol Agent and Team Safariland shooter Robert Vadasz was the individual national champion and grand aggregate champion at the 2015 NRA National Police Shooting Championships (NPSC).

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2015

White House to Demote ATF Chief So He Can be Kept on the Job

The Obama administration has no plans to name a permanent director for the agency, and career agent Thomas Brandon has been serving as the acting chief since April. But by law, he can’t hold that interim title for longer than 120 days, and that clock runs out on Oct. 27.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2015

Border Patrol's Campaign to Recruit Female Officers Fell Way Short of Goal

The Border Patrol, whose ranks have long been dominated by men, embarked on its first-ever female recruitment spree, getting rare dispensation from the government to target only women.

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Articlesby Jason McCammackOctober 8, 2015

Cross-border Tunnels: What Lies Beneath

The Nogales Tunnel Task Force, headed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations, was established in 2011 and is made up of personnel from CBP, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and state and local agencies.

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Articlesby Sylvia LongmireSeptember 30, 2015

The Guardians of the Border

United States Border Patrol agents regularly deal with conflicting or nonsensical information regarding policies and procedures, but they soldier on because they believe in the mission.

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