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The United States Border Patrol operates 71 traffic checkpoints, including 33 permanent traffic checkpoints, near the Mexico–United States border. [1][2] The stated primary purpose of these inspection stations is to deter illegal immigration and smuggling activities. After the September 11 attacks in 2001, they took on the additional role of ...
A California Border Protection Station on Interstate 15 at Yermo, circa 2013. After a newer station was built, this station was demolished in 2018. California Border Protection Stations (CBPS) are 16 checkpoints maintained by the California Department of Food and Agriculture along the state's land borders with Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona ...
The United States Border Patrol (USBP) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and is responsible for securing the borders of the United States. According to its website as of 2022, its mission is to "Protect the American people, safeguard our borders, and enhance the nation’s economic ...
Asylum seekers wait to board Border Patrol vehicles after hiking nine-plus hours from the U.S.-Mexco border over Mt. Cuchoma in Southern California.
After increasing through January, weekly Border Patrol numbers showed 8,659 arrests near San Diego for the week ending Feb. 6 and a decrease to 7,531 by Feb. 20.
More than 20,000 Border Patrol agents safeguard nearly 6,000 miles of land border the United States shares with Canada and Mexico, and more than 2,000 miles of coastal waters. Border Surveillance video captured by a UAS (likely along the Mexican border). One of the most important activities for a United States Border Patrol agent is "line watch".
U.S. Border Patrol agents opened the metal barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego, California, on Thursday and processed migrants who had gathered there over the past week. Hundreds of ...
ice.gov. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE; / aɪs /) is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ICE's stated mission is to protect the United States from cross-border crime and undocumented immigration that threaten national security and public safety. [3][4]