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Federal agent accused of brandishing gun while intoxicated

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly displayed his handgun multiple times at a coffee shop in Edinburg, records show. Just...

RGV Border Patrol agents arrest sex offenders at checkpoints

U.S. Border Patrol agents say they arrested three illegal immigrants all wanted on sex abuse cases. On Sunday, three suspects were detained at the Vega...

BP agent faces serious charges of sexual indecency with minor

A U.S. Border Patrol agent faces three counts of sexual indecency with a minor in connection with three incidents last fall, according to the...

Border Patrol supervisor gets home confinement in civil rights case

A supervisor with the U.S. Border Patrol was sentenced to home confinement and two years probation after she pleaded guilty to allegations she forced...

San Benito native named new deputy chief patrol agent

Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Joel Martinez takes over the number two spot in the U.S. Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector. A San Benito native,...

Baby born near Rio Grande

U.S. Border Patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers in Brownsville helped a pregnant woman deliver her baby Sunday night when she went...

Baby born near Rio Grande

U.S. Border Patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers in Brownsville helped a pregnant woman deliver her baby Sunday night when she went...

CBP confirms firings, suspensions over Facebook posts

After a more than year-long investigation into derogatory social media posts from some of its personnel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials fired four, and suspended more than 35 officers as a result. "U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) addresses misconduct that violates our Standards of Conduct and is contrary to our core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity,” the official statement from CBP confirming the firings and suspension states. “(Four) employees were removed from service, 38 employees were suspended without pay, and the remaining were disciplined with reprimands or counseling.” Read the full story at themonitor.com

CBP confirms firings, suspensions over Facebook posts

After a more than year-long investigation into derogatory social media posts from some of its personnel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials fired four, and suspended more than 35 officers as a result. "U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) addresses misconduct that violates our Standards of Conduct and is contrary to our core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity,” the official statement from CBP confirming the firings and suspension states. “(Four) employees were removed from service, 38 employees were suspended without pay, and the remaining were disciplined with reprimands or counseling.” Read the full story at themonitor.com

Border Patrol holds recruiting fair

By Nubia Reyna, Staff writer The United States Border Patrol hosted a recruitment fair at the park ng lot of the Jacob Brown auditorium on Saturday...