Border Patrol Headquarters and the National Border Patrol Council are pleased to announce the successful negotiation of the Operational Mobility Program. This program will increase the availability for funded relocations for frontline employees, with the expectation of offering 500 lump sum relocations between now and the end of Fiscal Year 2018. More information will be […]
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The National Border Patrol Council supports The Building America’s Trust Act. Download the NBPC’s official letter of support.
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The USBP Nationwide Swap Program (NWS) will be open from June 26, 2017 at 8:00 am (CT) to July 10, 2017 at 4:00 pm (CT). Employees will have the ability to submit up to 7 locations from a list of available duty stations. There will be no preference of choice. All choices will be considered
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Recent events in Tamaulipas, Mexico, specifically in and around the city of Reynosa, pose a special risk to U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the region. The Reynosa faction of the Mexican Gulf Cartel recently lost its leader and the group is engaging in open warfare with Mexican authorities and possibly with rival factions or
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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.
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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.
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