Court Cases
Hanky Panky at Work Involving a Subordinate Is a Bad Idea
A CBP Assistant Area Port Director got entangled with a subordinate employee and ended up losing his job. See how his appeal came out.
CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Court Cases
Affair Costs CBP Area Port Director His Job
A CBP Port Director removed based on an affair with a subordinate officer appealed to the court to try to win his job back.
Retirement
House Republicans Concerned About CBP Retirement Processing Delays
A group of House Republicans want answers from OPM about extensive delays with processing retirement applications for CBP employees.
Federal Workforce News
Massive Illegal Immigration Leads to Deploying Air Marshals for Welfare Border Checks
The continuing surge of illegal immigration along the Mexican border is leading to sending federal air marshals there to assist instead of securing airlines.
Agency News
CBP Finds No Evidence of Whipping Migrants, But Says Agents Acted Inappropriately
An investigation found that Border Patrol agents on horseback did not whip migrants, but disciplinary action has been proposed for inappropriate behavior on the part of some agents.
Court Cases
CBP Removed Supervisory Employee Based on Filing Unauthorized Travel Expense Claims
Submitting claims for unauthorized travel expenses while on extended TDY led to removal of a Supervisory Border Patrol Agent.
Court Cases
Former CBP Officer Sentenced for Running Illegal Gun Business
A former CBP officer has been sentenced to prison for running an illegal gun-selling business and cheating on his income taxes.
Court Cases
Former CBP Officer Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal Firearms Business
A former CBP officer has pleaded guilty to running an illegal gun business, tax evasion and making false statements to gain a security clearance.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Guarantee Time and a Half Pay for Border Patrol Agents
Legislation has been introduced that would give time and a half pay for certain hours of overtime to Border Patrol agents.
Agency News
Border Patrol Agents Offered 5% Bonus to Stay with the Agency
CBP is offering Border Patrol agents a retention bonus in an effort to combat a shortage of manpower on the southern border.