DOJ Challenged on Denial of Death Benefits to Widow of Public Safety Officer
When a public safety officer collapsed and died during training at the Border Patrol Academy, the Justice Department denied death benefits to his widow.
When a public safety officer collapsed and died during training at the Border Patrol Academy, the Justice Department denied death benefits to his widow.
Legislation has been introduced that would give time and a half pay for certain hours of overtime to Border Patrol agents.
CBP is offering Border Patrol agents a retention bonus in an effort to combat a shortage of manpower on the southern border.
A former Border Patrol agent was sentenced for taking bribes to help drugs pass through CBP fences and security patrols.
This case challenging a ten-day suspension against a Border Patrol Agent made its way to the federal appeals court by way of a challenge to an arbitrator’s decision.
The U.S. Border Patrol has named its first female chief to lead the agency.
A new Senate Committee report finds that Border Patrol agents rarely discussed a “wall” as a solution to vulnerable areas of the southwest border.
Representatives from the Border Patrol told Congress that they are facing a substantial shortage of agents that is creating problems for the agency.
A recent GAO report said that the Border Patrol is losing agents faster on average than it can hire new ones.
Customs and Border Protection announced this week that the border wall prototypes are completed and will now undergo testing.