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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So if a mexican was trying to run across my patriotic border, do i have the AMERICAN right to shoot that mexican on sight.

Asked by Sen. Tedd Cruz about 11 years ago

Not unless it is on your property and your state laws allow you to do so.  Certain states will allow you to shoot someone invading your home property if you feel threatened.  Most will not.  This is why you see a large number of Americans being forced from their homes along the border, because the immigrants/cartels have made it impossible to stay there or live there safely.

how many times are you able to take the bpa entrance exam?

Asked by kay about 11 years ago

I do not believe there is a limit.  Please call the hiring office in Minnesota (should be listed on your paperwork) to confirm if there is a limit.

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 about 11 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 about 11 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.

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 almost 11 years ago

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

hello oscar i have a question for you. awhile back i got caught with illegal mexicans. they just took my fingerprints but it wasnt enough to make a case and they let me go. but will it be on my record

Asked by gabe almost 11 years ago

Yes.

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 almost 11 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.).