Tag: Border Patrol
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Student sees Border Patrol from different perspective
by TOVI OYERVIDEZ//Photo Editor Building a wall between the United States and Mexico has been a very heated topic ever since President Donald Trump announced it during his campaign. With American’s differences about the wall, has anyone ever thought about the people who protect it every day? I was given the privilege of visiting the United…
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Experience with Border Patrol shatters preconceived notions
by SARA MARSALL//Editor-in-Chief Not all opinions are set in stone…sometimes people can change their minds I used to have this unexplainable negative attitude toward the United States Border Patrol. I’m honestly not sure why. Maybe it was all the bad press I would hear about when I was growing up, or the way the movies tend…
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Alum finds career with Border Patrol after criminal justice degree
by SARA MARSHALL//Editor-in-Chief Dan Harris, Jr. has law enforcement in his blood. His father had duel careers serving in law enforcement and education. He was a Denver City police officer and reserve commander of the Yoakum County Sheriff’s Department and with the Denver City ISD as a coach and eventually high school principal. “I am a…
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Securing our borders…Future border patrol agents endure rigorous academy training
by SARA MARSHALL//Editor-in-chief In an uncertain world, brave men and women train every day to protect America’s borders from potential threats. Jaron Sidwell, a 23 year old U. S. Border Patrol Agent Trainee, is one of these trainees who have gone through grueling training and real-life situations which tested his entire being. “I will be completely…
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Intense training prepares future agents for border protection
by SARA MARSHALL//Editor-in-Chief In light of recent local and worldwide political events, Americans are growing increasingly concerned with protecting the nation’s borders from terrorists and illegal immigrants. Every day, brave men and women come from all walks of life to attend the U.S. Border Patrol Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center [FLETC] in Artesia,…