Chief Patrol Agent John Pfeifer is disregarding the exclusive representative of Swanton Sector agents and has let his managers run amuck. His actions have revealed that there are two standards in Swanton Sector: one for managers and another for Union members. Union members are being held to higher standards of conduct and facing greater levels of discipline […]
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The Rio Grande Valley Sector of the United State Border Patrol is currently experiencing record high numbers of unaccompanied juveniles and Other Than Mexicans (OTMs). These apprehensions are straining a border enforcement system due to the additional regulations, laws, and court decisions that apply to apprehended juveniles and OTMs. Nearly half of all Border Patrol
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We regret to report the loss of a Border Patrol agent from the Willcox, AZ Border Patrol Station. Shortly after 7:30 this morning (MST) in Arizona, two on-duty Border Patrol agents were involved in a single-vehicle accident. The agents were traveling Eastbound on I-10 near Sybil Road when the accident occurred. Both agents were transported
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As reported by Congressional Quarterly and GovTracker.com, the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act was scheduled for mark-up on May 21, 2014; however, we found out that it was unexpectedly cancelled. It appears that the mark-up was cancelled due to the objections of a Senator on the committee that was scheduled to mark-up the bill.
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The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee is scheduled to meet on May 21, 2014 to markup (debate, amend, and rewrite) the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act. See below post from GovTrack.us: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, “DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014”, S.2113,
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA – March 14, 2014 – The 17,000 members of the National Border Patrol Council wish to express their deepest condolences over the recent tragedy that occurred on March 12th and 13th in McAllen, Texas. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of this heinous crime. We cannot
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA – March 3, 2014 – “Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.” Samuel 17:49 The stoning of Goliath by David was not the first
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