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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Do border patrol agents got rights to shoot ,if an illegal trying to jump over fence and tries to run on finding him?

Asked by MR.CURIOUS about 12 years ago

No.  As with all federal agencies the USBP "Use of Force" policy is very strict and is solely based around defending the agent and other innocent people.  Almost every other country in the world is different.  Entering almost any other country can get you shot for simply entering illegally. 

In BP cars and trucks, what tech do agents have at their disposal? On-board computer? Other tech? Or only BP (police) radio? If vehicles have on-board computer, what info can agents access?

Asked by Brian over 12 years ago

This varies completely from vehicle to vehicle, station to station, and sector to sector.  While an agent may not have direct access to X, Y or Z...he is always in radio contact with the station and sector, so information is readily available. 

If you were watching some illegals crossing over to the U.S. side and you were on the highway, and behind a car crashes and ppl are injured, what would you do? Tend to the injuries or apprehend the illegals, and do you chase all of them or only 1?

Asked by Reed about 12 years ago

This depends entirely on the situation.  You accomplish both: tend to the injured and apprehend those it's possible to apprehend.

my roomate disappeared two days ago. how do I know if he was arrested smuggling something across the border? call the dea?

Asked by tim over 12 years ago

Wait for him to contact someone.  Oh, and get new friends.

I am a u.s. citizen and my girlfriend tried to cross the border twice with a fake passport. And I've been told that she cant come in legally anymore. What happens if she tries it illegally. And we also have a kid in common.

Asked by Miguel over 12 years ago

Yes, because she has tried to enter illegally (even worse with false documents) she can now not apply to enter the US legally for either 5 or 10 years (depending on which one they selected and how many times she was caught).  If she's caught she will be deported again.  If she is caught several times, she will be placed in jail.  The child is inconsequential.

What is the procedure (especially in non-demarcated areas of the international boundary) if a border patrol agent were to accidentally cross into Mexico or Canada,and is caught? caught by eith?

Asked by Raul Sandoval about 12 years ago

Not sure, most parts of the border are not marked (as you noted).  However, international law is international law and depends solely on the violated state's policies.  If Mexico has strict border policies (which are obviously not enforced at all given the current state of thins) a border patrol agent would be at their mercy.  I do imagine if it was an honest mistake, it might be resolved between governments.  Once a person enters another country illegally they are solely at the mercy of the country they entered (regardless of LEO affiliation etc.).

My friend crossed the border when he was 16 years old and he got caught. They took his fingerprints and sent him back to Mexico. He then crossed once again and he is now 24 years old. Is his record clear, since he was a minor?

Asked by Anne about 12 years ago

No.  His record and prints will still be in the U.S. immigration system database.