We are the guardians of non-supervisory Border Patrol Agents and support personnel assigned to the United States Border Patrol. We protect Border Patrol Agents against frivolous lawsuits, overzealous prosecutors, and unwarranted or disparate administrative actions. We safeguard conditions of employment, agreements, practices, employee rights, and the labor laws of the United States. We strive to […]
As most Sector Enforcement Specialists (SES) should be aware by now, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) completed the Consistency Review related to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) decision to reclassify and downgrade the SES position to Law Enforcement Communications Assistant (LECA). There are significant issues with this notification to employees regarding this reclassification as
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2012 – Border Patrol Agent Jesus Diaz was sentenced to 24 months in prison on October 20, 2012 for depriving a drug smuggler of his Constitutional rights under color of law. This sentence was the culmination of a prolonged investigation by DHS investigators and prosecutors from the US Attorney’s office.
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Article written in 2017 by Terry Shigg, former vice president of the NBPC and former president of NBPC Local 1613 (San Diego). NOTE: Article was updated with new resource links at the bottom of the article and minor edits, including updated data where available. Suicide is one of the top killlers of law enforcement officers
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Welcome current and future Border Patrol managers. This course is a case study on how to slowly destroy a man and will help you deal with agents who question your poor decisions. By the end of this course, you will know how to bring those agents in line or force them out of a job.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Border Patrol Council Rebuttal to AP Analysis of Border Patrol OT February 6, 2012 – On Sunday, millions watched the New York Giants and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Some watched their teams and hoped for victory, while others watched because they enjoy football and to see which
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2012 – On February 2, 2012, Attorney General Eric Holder appeared and gave testimony before the House Oversight Committee regarding the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and the ill conceived Operation Fast and Furious. Several times during his testimony he was asked questions to which he would give
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 27, 2010 Executive Order – Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent Graduates EXECUTIVE ORDER RECRUITING AND HIRING STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections
In a letter to Stuart Harris, Vice President of Local 1929 of the National Border Patrol Council, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) concluded the Border Patrol was in violation of OSHA standards and other program elements. Based on an inspection conducted on August 24, 2010, OSHA found: Border Patrol Agents were working in the Sky