Border Patrol Agent

Border Patrol Agent

Oscar

Charleston, SC

Male, 31

Spent a bit over four years (2006-2010) serving as a Border Patrol Agent in Tucson Sector, AZ: the busiest sector in the country. Worked numerous positions, and spent the last year and a half operating/instructing ground radar installations. Duties included: field patrols, transport, processing, control room duties, transportation check, checkpoint operations, static watch duties, etc.

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Last Answer on November 08, 2016

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my husband lived in fl with me and are son and went back to mexico and tryed to cross back and and got deported back to mexico and judge said he had to wait five years to come back. is there anything i can do to get him here sooner???

Asked by hazel about 13 years ago

Nope.  In fact if he gets caught and deported again the ban will increase to 20 years.  This is the penalty for breaking the law. 

this is my question can a Ice or homeland security Can enter my home if they raid a neighbour?

Asked by Jimy about 13 years ago

That's a shockingly broad general law enforcement question.  It would depend solely on the warrant and circumstances of the raid.  If agents see something in plain sight in your house or yard..yes...or if they are hot pursuit of a suspect, yes.  There are a few instances where this is legal - many others where it is not.  It's too broad of a question to begin to answer.

Can you be arrested based on your answers you give on the polygraph test.

Asked by Mr.305 about 13 years ago

This is an interesting question.  I'll simply say this: if you have committed crimes, felonies, etc. in the past - do not pursue becoming a federal agent.  First, they'll likely not hire you, secondly - you're not in the right mindset, nor of the moral character to be doing this line of work.

If this is a concern for anyone who is taking the polygraph test - you should already leave the application process.  They are not the kind of people we need, nor will hire.

When you took the logical reasoning section, how much time you had when you once you took it. I talk to some people, and they say they gave them 2 hours for the logical section part. Is this true.

Asked by Joe about 13 years ago

Honestly I can't remember.  The logical reasoning portion is the easiest part of the exam though.  I wouldn't stress over it.  Sorry I can't recall the times - it might be explained in the paperwork prior to your test though.

Can your child's actions affect your job? Say your child was to be involved with drugs and they end up getting a drug charge, if I was in the BP, would I get fired if I didn't know or couldn't stop their actions?

Asked by Patricia over 12 years ago

It will come up in your 5-year investigations, yes...though it would depend entirely on the nature of the circumstances.  A child involved can impact your ability to perform your job without bias, or may lead to financial vulnerability. 

How often is the BP successful in catching the "coyote(s)" who bring in illegals? And how often would you estimate illegals turn the "coyote(s)" in?

Asked by CL Smith about 13 years ago

It's pretty easy to pick them out.  Many of the coyotes though are career coyotes.  They've been doing this stuff for years, if not decades.  We could very easily spot or figure out the coyotes if we caught them.  However, they're normally pretty smart and would bail or abandon the group when they could tell agents were nearby.  Illegals rarely 'turned in" coyotes, because they knew there could be repercussions for them later, back in Mexico etc.

 

my mother tried crossing illegally and got caught, she is married to my dad a u.s citizen its been 13 years since shes in Mexico is their any way she be a US citizen.

Asked by eddy about 13 years ago

You mean that she's been in Mexico for 13 years, or that she's been in the U.S. for 13 years and recently went back to Mexico and was caught coming in?  If she's legally applying for status or citizenship then she's just made a huge mistake.  Illegal entries during the application process will negate the application completely and she will be refused entry.  If she has been deported, she will have a 5 year ban on legal application, and a subsequent deportation will result in a further ban (I believe it's 10 or 20 years).  There is no point in breaking the law while trying to legally do something.