Tag: Border Patrol

Who are the Border Patrol chaplains? And why does the agency need more of them now?

By  GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Updated 12:43 PM PST, November 27, 2024 DANIA BEACH, Florida (AP) — Border Patrol agents are tasked with enforcing hotly contested immigration policies as many Americans at both ends of the political spectrum look askance at the border — and the agents. That’s taking a mounting toll, so the agency is training more among its […]

Cross Country Runners Honor Border Patrol Agent Alejandro Flores in first memorial meet

By Shay LawsonfollowFollow “” to receive notifications about new pages on “”. Published September 7, 2024 1:32 PM The inaugural Agent Alejandro Flores Memorial Cross Country Classic is Saturday at the Eldorado Polo Club in Indio. 12 local high schools participated in the event, with both lower-level and varsity races. According to the organizers social media post, heat precautions […]

Today We Remember: US Border Patrol Inspector George F. Azrak

Old Patrol HQ We honor the memory of US Border Patrol Inspector, George F. Azrak, born June 30, 1945 and entered on Duty in San Diego Sector May 15, 1967 End of Watch:                 June 17, 1967 Details:Patrol Inspector Theodore Lawrence Newton, Jr., and Patrol Inspector (Trainee) George […]

Today We Remember: US Border Patrol Inspector Theodore L. Newton Jr.

Old Patrol HQ We honor the memory of US Border Patrol Inspector Theodore L. Newton, Jr., born July 30, 1941 and entered on duty in San Diego Sector on April 11, 1966 End of Watch: June 17, 1967 Details:Patrol Inspector Theodore Lawrence Newton, Jr., and Patrol Inspector (Trainee) George Frederick Azrak were found murdered in […]

Today We Remember: US Border Patrol Airplane Pilot Trainee, Lester L. Haynie

We honor the memory of US Border Patrol Agent, Airplane Pilto Trainee Lester L. Haynie, born October 13, 1945 and entered on Duty October 14, 1975.End of Watch:                  June 14, 1985 Details:On the morning of June 14, 1985, Pilot Lester L. Haynie had been working with ground […]

Today We Remember: US Border Patrol Agent Stephen C. Starch

by Old Patrol HQ We honor the memory of US Border Patrol Agent Stephen C. Starch, born January 3, 1972 and entered on duty in San Diego Sector November 13, 1995. End of Watch: June 14, 1997 Details:On June 14, 1997, Border Patrol Agent Stephen C. Starch and Senior Patrol Agent Aric Curtis were patrolling […]

Today We Remember: US Border Patrol Inspector James Carter

by Old Patrol HQ Today we honor US Border Patrol Inpsector James M. Carter, born February 26, 1921 and entered on duty April 25, 1955. Title:                                   Patrol InspectorEnd of Watch:                 […]

Today we remember: US Border Patrol Agent Alexander Kirpnick out of Tucson Sector

We honor the memory of US Border Patrol Agent, Alexander Kirpnick, born September 9, 1970, and entered on Duty September 25, 1996. End of Watch: June 3, 1998 Details:On June 3, 1998, Agent Alexander Kirpnick was assigned patrol duties at Ephraim and Mariposa Canyons in the Nogales area of the Tucson Sector during the midnight […]

Illegal Immigration’s Two-Party Buddy System

By Joel Maldonado Illegal immigration will never be fixed. Not because it can’t be fixed. The illegal immigration lobby has fixed the system, so the issue can never be fixed. The illegal immigration lobby infects both U.S. political parties like an untreated gash to the flesh! It is as untreatable as a gangrene infested limb. […]

What do you wear to a “Choir Practice?”

By Old Patrol HQ Choir Practice is a time-honored law enforcement tradition for decades. Back in the days, after a long shift or a particularly tough day, you make your way back to the station, gas up the ride and park it for the next shift, stow your gear and strip down to a t-shirt […]

El Paso Sector to be at center of the US Border Patrol Centennial Celebration

by: Dave Burge Updated: May 19, 2024 / 04:04 PM MDT EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) –The U.S. Border Patrol is celebrating its centennial and El Paso will be at the center of the celebration, the agency said in a news release. From mid-May to early June, the U.S. Border patrol will “commemorate this important milestone with events […]

Retired Chief Rodney Scott and Tom Homan attempt to salvage the US Border Patrol Centennial Gala

Yesterday, behind the scenes some good men quietly attempted to save the Gala. Tom Homan with his Border911 Foundation and Rodney Scott attempted to fund and rescue the gala. Unfortunately, It was too late. The venue, food cancelled. Sponsors backed out and attendees were cancelling by the minute. Great effort, but just too late. Regardless, […]

Border Patrol Agent Sentenced for Offering to Smuggle Migrant Female in El Paso

by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ and BRANDON DARBY11 May 2024 A U.S. Border Patrol agent will spend a year and a half in prison for trying to smuggle a female migrant from El Salvador into Texas. Read the story here: https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/05/11/border-patrol-agent-sentenced-for-offering-to-smuggle-migrant-female-in-el-paso

Border Patrol agent, his mother, sister killed in northern Arizona crash

Driver arrested for manslaughter By Ben Bradley Published: May. 14, 2024 at 2:31 PM PDT TUBA CITY, AZ (AZFamily) — Three people are dead, and two others from the same family were injured following a crash involving another driver on U.S. Route 89 in northern Arizona on Mother’s Day https://www.kold.com/2024/05/14/border-patrol-agent-his-mother-sister-killed-northern-arizona-crash/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3Qy2wiQTrfeoPXqrocOik1VAiwbVgw1ECI19sNug0xDBptcn4UOMhBDzg_aem_AQBiFS7LdVaR7GwVkjzuWIN3XeWqFNb9frfB4mVjDPpltx0z07Uvx1dSqWFTsdJwZUKFfWo-d-y56gmWq3nfoYDF

Border Patrol Agent killed in head on collision crash in Del Rio Sector

Gil Maza, Old Patrol HQ On Sunday, May 12, 2024, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Eduardo Hurtado, was killed in a head on vehicle collision while vacationing with his family near the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Agent Hurtado entered on duty on October 20, 2019, as part of Class 1137, and was stationed in Eagle Pass, […]

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