US Border Patrol


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Noun1.US Border Patrol - the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United StatesUS Border Patrol - the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States
United States Border Patrol
Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
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A six-year-old girl from India died of heat stroke in an Arizona desert after her mother left her with other migrants to go in search of water, a medical examiner and US Border Patrol said on Friday.
Indian migrant girl, 6, died in Arizona desert as mother sought water
The child's body was found by the US Border patrol on Wednesday morning, about 27 kilometres west of the city of Lukeville, just over the US-Mexico border.
Seven-year-old Indian girl dies while crossing US-Mexico border
US border patrol agents in Texas have detained hundreds of people from African countries over the past week, BBC reports.
'Dramatic' rise in African migrants arriving at US border
Warren was arrested the same day No More Deaths published a video showing US Border Patrol agents destroying water supplies the group left for migrants.
US Activist Goes on Trial for Helping Migrants on Southern Border
3 / 3 A group of about 30 Brazilian migrants, who had just crossed the border, get into a US Border Patrol van, taking them off the property of Jeff Allen, who used to run a brick factory near Mt.
FBI arrests leader of US 'patriots' stopping migrants at border
Reports say US Border Patrol launched tear gas into Mexico, with the breeze carrying it hundreds of yards - causing parents to run away with choking toddlers.
San Ysidro: Illegal immigrants storm US border from Mexico as patrols fire tear gas; US Customs and Border Protection office closes all border crossings at the largest US-Mexico checkpoint after hundreds rushed towards the border at San Ysidro
US border patrol agents look over the border fence between Mexico and the United States, where they expect a large group of caravan migrants to gather today, at Border State Park in San Diego.
Troops to remain at border 'as long as necessary'
A US Border Patrol supervisor has been charged with murder over the deaths of four female sex workers following an alleged two-week killing spree.
Border agent on murder charges; WORLD BULLETINS
At the same time, though data on migrant fatalities on the US-Mexico border are more accessible than in many other regions of the world, they remain incomplete and the number of deaths reported by the US Border Patrol, includes only those which agents deal with directly.
US-Mexico border migrant deaths rose in 2017 even as crossings fell, UN says
The presentation will offer information on various aspects of the US Border Patrol.
NF Rotary Club sponsors 'Border Patrol 101'
The US Border Patrol agents have found dozens of smuggling tunnels in Nogales since the 1990s.
Smugglers hand dig drug tunnel; MEXICO

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