June 9, 2017 Members, Yesterday, the Union advised employees of eight confirmed cases of cancer among agents who have been assigned to perform Backscatter/VACIS duties in the El Paso Sector. After seeing NBPC’s advisory, a former Border Patrol employee also assigned to perform Backscatter duties advised us that he is afflicted with another type of […]
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Police released a photo of Hisaias Justo Lopez, the suspect who is accused of stabbing and killing Border Patrol Agent Isaac Morales on May 20, 2017. Lopez was detained by witnesses on the night of the incident until police arrived to take custody of him. His bond hearing was scheduled for May 30, 2017, but
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The National Border Patrol Council mourns the loss of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Isaac Morales, who died on May 24 from injuries sustained during an attack that occurred on May 20, 2017. The suspect who was responsible for the attack on Agent Morales was arrested and is being detained in El Paso County Detention Facility.
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We thank the Administration for proposing an additional $374 million in funding for FY 2017 that will allow the Border Patrol to increase its manpower. The U.S. Border Patrol is already more than 1,700 Agents below the congressionally mandated floor of 21,370 agents and the lack of manpower is already negatively impacting Border Patrol operations.
NBPC Statement on President Trump’s Proposed 2017 Budget Read More »
Please see the memo below from Acting Commissioner McAleenan. It details some of the measures being considered in the process to recruit, hire, and train an additional 5000 Border Patrol agents beyong the Congressionally mandated staffing level of 21,370 agents.
NBPC and CBP Working on Plans to Hire Additional 5000 Agents Read More »
As long as the same Obama administration DHS and CBP “leaders” are involved, they will do everything they can to see President Trump fail in his attempts to build the wall!
Obama Administration Leftover “Leaders”Will Try to Prevent Attempts to Build the Wall Read More »
We commend President Trump for recognizing that in the US Border Patrol, experience matters. We are unlike any other law enforcement agency in the world. We operate marine, land, and air units in every climate, and every environment. The previous administration’s attempts to treat the Border Patrol like any law enforcement agency, resulted in leadership
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As representatives of the nation’s Frontline immigration officers and agents responsible for enforcing our laws and protecting our borders, we fully support and appreciate President Trump’s swift and decisive action to keep the American people safe and allow law enforcement to do its job. We applaud the three executive orders he has issued to date,
Joint Press Release Between Border Patrol and ICE Councils Read More »
The National Border Patrol Council calls on Rep. Lacy Clay to permanently remove the anti-police painting that he has chosen to hang in the US Capitol. We stand shoulder to shoulder with the other law eneforcement officers who have called for Rep. Clay to take that action. The painting has no place in the seat
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