MORE ON: Border Patrol

Daily Report: Public Safety

Threats of terrorism, violence at border overblown, study says

April 26, 2012, 12:05 AM
The threats of terrorism and spillover violence from the Mexican drug war are largely overblown, according to a new report. The report [PDF] found that those threats have led to an increased enforcement presence and a confusing patchwork of federal agencies responsible for border security. The... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Random Border Patrol deployment might aid enforcement, study says

April 16, 2012, 12:05 AM
A little randomness in deploying Border Patrol agents might work best to prevent illegal border crossings, according to a study from the RAND Corp. The study, which was funded by the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate, found that combining ... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Border Patrol: No known migrant drownings since buoys installed

January 12, 2011, 12:05 AM
The U.S. Border Patrol is waiting before lifesaving buoys installed in the All-American Canal are declared a success – but in the months since the devices were put in place, nobody has died in the fast-moving waters separating Mexico and California. In September, the Imperial Irrigation... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Schwarzenegger calls for 50,000 Border Patrol agents

August 26, 2010, 12:05 AM
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has called for more than doubling the number of Border Patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border – from the current level of around 18,000 to 50,000. "We have to secure our borders and stop all the mayhem, illegal crossings and the senseless violence,"... + read more
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