Tag Archives: Big Bend Sector
West Texas Border Patrol Agent Shot 22-Year-Old Guatemalan After Officials Say Agent Was Attacked
By Carlos Morales A Border Patrol agent stationed in the Big Bend Sector of West Texas shot and injured a 22-year-old Guatemalan man late Tuesday night after federal immigration officials say the agent was “attacked.” In a press release, Border … Continue reading
Migrant Protection Protocols Quietly Expands To Big Bend Sector
By Carlos Morales A controversial Trump administration policy requiring some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico as their cases progress through U.S. immigration courts has now expanded to the Big Bend Sector — a remote but sprawling 500-mile stretch of … Continue reading
In The Vast Big Bend, There’s An Increase In Migrants Crossing The Border. Here’s Why.
By Carlos Morales It’s approaching midday, and Border Patrol agent Derek Boyle is driving along the snaking Rio Grande. On either side of the river: The seemingly-endless Chihuahuan desert. No houses. No buildings. “And so when you’re talking about vast … Continue reading
The U.S. Border Patrol Names A New Chief Agent To Its Lead Efforts In The Big Bend
By Mitch Borden U.S. Border Patrol agents monitor more than 500 miles of the southwest border that make up the agency’s Big Bend sector. But, since February the region’s agents have had to operate without permanent leadership. At least until … Continue reading
In Big Bend Sector, National Guard Troops Arrive for Training, Assignments
As part of President Trump’s call to curb illegal immigration, earlier this month he asked border states to send National Guard troops to the U.S./Mexico border. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to eventually send 1,400 troops. In West Texas’s Big … Continue reading
Border Patrol Agent Dies While on Patrol in Van Horn
A U.S. Border Patrol Agent has died and another remains hospitalized after sustaining multiple injuries while on patrol in the Van Horn area this weekend.