ICE and Border Patrol Don’t Operate the Same Way

For much of ICE’s 22-year history, the agency aimed to operate with relative discretion: Officers handled administrative ...
The New York Times

What Powers Does the Border Patrol Have Across the Country?

The Trump administration is increasingly relying on the agency for immigration enforcement within the U.S. By Hamed Aleaziz Reporting from Washington In recent years, Border Patrol agents had been ...
NPR

Why Border Patrol is taking the lead in mass deportations

The state of North Carolina borders no other countries. Its biggest city, Charlotte, is about 200 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. But agents who led the federal immigration enforcement campaign ...
Chicago Tribune

Border Patrol’s strong-arm tactics are the new norm in Chicago as Trump moves to sideline ICE leadership

Cameras rolling, Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino sailed down the Chicago River in a convoy of government boats. His men held rifles as videographers filmed the stunt later posted to their social ...
Homeland Security Today

Border Patrol Authority Explained: Can USBP Agents Enforce Laws Away From the Border? Facts vs. Myths

I have had several media outlets reach out to me with questions about U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducting immigration enforcement away from the border, ...
The Atlantic

When Border Patrol Comes to Town

The latest city official to contend with Border Patrol agents is Janet Cowell, mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina. When they landed in Raleigh this week, she didn’t know much about their plans; the best ...