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October 28, 2009

Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gustavo de la Viña, who changed the patrol’s philosophy from interdiction to deterrence of immigration, died Monday of natural causes.

September 29, 2009

Former Border Patrol Chief Silvestre Reyes Now a Major Player in New Military, Intelligence, and Homeland Security Complex

September 2, 2009

New GAO Report: Border Patrol: Checkpoints Contribute to Border Patrol’s Mission, but More Consistent Data Collection and Performance Measurement Could Improve Effectiveness

June 24, 2009

Tunnel Network Sends Border Patrol Underground

June 19, 2009

Illegal Entry At A 36 Year Low, But Comprehensive Immigration Reform Still a Must

May 29, 2009

U.S. border czar Alan Bersin visits Border Patrol Museum as agency celebrates 85 years

April 15, 2009

Caning the Border Patrol – Barrio de Colores and the plan to use herbicide to get rid of cane on the Rio Grande

February 1, 2009

Need a job? Try the Border Patrol – That’s the message this weekend in a 15-city job fair sponsored by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which is seeking to hire more than 11,000 people this year. No experience necessary.

January 26, 2009

Border agents now 52% Hispanic

Border Patrol uses tunes to warn of crossing dangers: Migracorridos catchy but tragic

January 21, 2009

Outside of conservative talk radio, Lou Dobbs and Fox News, the media has given little coverage to the crimes committed by two Border Patrol agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. So they’ve scrambled to get the details on the story today, as President Bush commuted their sentences.

January 19, 2009

In his final acts of clemency, President Bush on Monday commuted the prison sentences of two former Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer ignited fierce debate about illegal immigration.

December 12, 2008

Arizona prosecutors will not retry Border Patrol agent for the third time in fatal shooting of an illegal immigrant in the desert two years ago.

December 5, 2008

New England Border Patrol chief charged with hiring illegals

Border Patrol swells to more than 18,000

November 17, 2008

Politics of Humanity: ICE’s and Border Patrol’s Child Abuse Policy

November 3, 2008

Immigrants and drug smugglers have been playing cat and mouse with the US border patrol in El Paso for more than a century, but recently the game has become much more dangerous

September 9, 2008

Border Patrol roadblock rattles small Washington town

August 26, 2008

Questions surrounding man’s death in Border Patrol custody remain unanswered six weeks later

August 7, 2008

Four Mexican soldiers crossed into Arizona and held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint before realizing where they were and returning to Mexico, federal authorities said Wednesday.

August 4, 2008

Border Patrol hits Massachusetts with its pitch – Recruits agents to boost force, fulfill mandate

July 29, 2008

A federal magistrate judge has ruled that the U.S. Border Patrol was not negligent in the 2003 fatal shooting of 19-year-old undocumented Mexican immigrant Juan Patricio Peraza near Downtown El Paso.

July 23, 2008

Border Patrol NOT Checking Documentation of Valley Evacuees – Texas

July 22, 2008

Hurricane potential off S. Texas coast leaves some wondering if Border Patrol will make good on threat to screen for undocumented (Latina Lista)

July 16, 2008

U.S. Border Patrol aims to recruit new agents – Indiana

July 10, 2008

Border Patrol sued for hurriance policy

June 24, 2008

Six bodies found in desert by Border Patrol agents

Immigrant deaths are down in Yuma sector

June 23, 2008

Border Patrol seeks to add more black agents – Agency, which has just 158, tries to raise its profile

June 19, 2008

Border unit treats those crossing desert – BORSTAR

Cuban immigrants reach Texas after being snatched by gunmen in Mexico

Plainclothes border agent at Washington ferry terminal

June 11, 2008

Border Patrol implements zero-tolerance policy for illegal immigrants in the Rio Grande Valley – Some fear ‘Streamline’ could overburden federal courts

DHS: Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Department of Commerce Secretary Gutierrez at the State of Immigration Address

June 4, 2008

Border contractors jailed in illegal-immigrant case

June 3, 2008

Immigrants face hurricane dilemma – (more on the Border Patrol and hurricane evacuation)

May 27, 2008

Mexican town offers illegal immigration simulation adventure

Paying the Price of the Immigration Crackdown – Are Americans willing to pay for the intensifying crackdown on immigrants?

As Border Efforts Grow, Corruption Is on the Rise – Border Agents, Lured by the Other Side

Casa Amiga director to film documentary on border – New Carlisle, Ohio

May 22, 2008

Border agents won’t slow hurricane evacuations – BUT no clarification on whether or not illegal immigrants taken to shelters during a hurricane will be allowed to return home or if they will be deported.

Group mans 90 water stations for border crossers – goes through 1,500 gallons a week in Southern Arizona

May 21, 2008

Homeland Security Stands by Its Fence – (great graphic from the NY Times as well)

Migrant deaths down along border, but high heat looms – Arizona

Hurricanes, Citizenship, and the Makings of an Unnatural Disaster

May 20, 2008

When fleeing deadly hurricanes in S. Texas, Border Patrol agents say undocumented won’t be allowed to evacuate (Latina Lista)

Border agent accused of human smuggling denied bail – Texas

Border Patrol to Check for Illegal Immigrants During Hurricane Evacuations

May 19, 2008

Razor-sharp concertina wire installed at U.S.-Mexico border – The U.S. says its use on an eventual 5-mile stretch of existing fence is to protect agents. But critics say it disregards immigrants’ safety.

May 13, 2008

Human smuggler who caused deaths of 10 immigrants in Arizona crash gets life in prison

Former laborer now runs the company – RBG Construction owner took ’scary’ leap 12 years ago, rewarded with multimillion-dollar enterprise, big projects – Ray Gonzales Sr. in Arizona

May 12, 2008

Anti-illegal immigration group wants San Diego highway sign

May 7, 2008

Mexican Smugglers Take to Sea to Cross into U.S.

May 6, 2008

McCain’s Border Dance Continues, Says Democratic National Committee

May 1, 2008

Who’s Illegal? The Politics of Immigration – For every Minuteman who beats his chest at the border, there are many more immigration rights supporters.

April 28, 2008

3 to travel to U.S.-Mexico border as part of LCC’s ‘Humanigration’ – Purdue University

April 25, 2008

Virtual fence on Mexican border deemed insufficient – $20 million prototype down the tubes

Bill would let sheriff’s office join forces with Border Patrol – Arizona

April 22, 2008

Illegal immigrant found stranded under border bridge

April 14, 2008

Central America Migrant Flow to US Slows

April 9, 2008

Did You Know? The U.S. Border Patrol said Tuesday that the number of apprehensions dropped 17% to 347,372 between Oct. 1, 2007, and March 31, 2008, from the same period in late 2006 and early 2007.

April 8, 2008

Border Patrol Works To Recruit Thousands of New Agents – want to hire 6,000 new agents by the end of the year

March 28, 2008

Illegal immigrant apprehensions in Bisbee area increase – Arizona

March 24, 2008

National Guard presence along Mexican border to end this summer

Mexican Police Chief Requests US Asylum

March 20, 2008

On the Border of Fear – Along the Rio Grande, people grapple with The Wall.

February 27, 2008

More violence at U.S.-Mexican border

February 20, 2008

National Guardsman gets 3 years for smuggling illegal immigrants – Texas

Minutemen Fight Change in Highway Cleanup Site – San Diego

February 12, 2008

Central Florida Roads Are Pipelines For Illegal Immigration

February 11, 2008

$1.2 billion fence adds little or no security

February 5, 2008

Tensions Flare Across U.S.-Mexico Border Fence

Man, 49, dies after being shot (in the head) by Border Patrol

February 4, 2008

Mexico wants end to U.S. tear gas use at border

January 30, 2008

Minutemen group threatens lawsuit over freeway signs – San Diego

January 29, 2008

Bush prods Congress to pass immigration reform

January 24, 2008

Mexican held in U.S. agent’s death – An alleged drug smuggler is arrested in northern Sonora state on suspicion of running over a Border Patrol agent in southeastern California.

January 16, 2008

Illegal immigrants increasingly go north

January 15, 2008

Did You Know? More illegal immigrants are caught in Tucson than anywhere else. Last year, Border Patrol agents arrested almost 400,000 immigrants.

New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes ‘amazed’ in border tour of San Diego area

January 14, 2008

Mexico criticizes US for firing tear gas across border

Program to Prosecute Illegal Immigrants to Expand in Arizona

Arizona ground zero for immigration

Immigration Crackdown Hits Fence Builder

January 10, 2008

Report shows 29 incursions by Mexican officials in U.S. – (from a conservative source picked up the USA Today)

January 3, 2008

Border agents come to aid of two illegal immigrants

December 14, 2007

Tijuana enclave feels sting of escalating border strife

December 13, 2007

Patrol heads north in search of 6,000 agents

December 12, 2007

Javier Morillo-Alicea: What’s a Minnesota politician doing with the Minutemen?

December 11, 2007

Cross-Border Tunnel Discovered In Nogales – Arizona

Huckabee Picks Up Minuteman Founder Endorsement

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