The Border Patrol, for example, has grown from 9, 000 agents in 2001 to nearly 20, 000.
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That's if they complete the border patrol academy training and take the oath of office.
Recruiting and retaining border patrol agents has been a difficult task for the federal agency.
Representatives of the National Border Patrol Council did not immediately return a message Thursday seeking comment.
But he also touted what his administration has already done to beef up Border Patrol.
Kimsey says life is more peaceful now, despite the Border Patrol helicopters circling nearby.
"The border patrol agent who was firing could have easily taken cover, " Mr Parra added.
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This individual was identified, as a course of Customs and Border Patrol, and apprehended.
Jennifer, how far are along are they really with that doubling of the Border Patrol?
Four security fences and a team of border patrol vehicles deter improvised river crossings.
That will result in about 100 referrals a month to the Border Patrol, he said.
The Border Patrol has recently stepped up its efforts to help those struggling in the desert.
Several off-duty Border Patrol agents "tackled" the man and a sheriff's deputy removed him from the theater.
Though undermanned, Border Patrol and Coast Guard officials try to disrupt the smuggling trips before they begin.
There are over 17, 000 Border Patrol agents on the border with Mexico, a fivefold increase over 1993.
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The Border Patrol has 20, 000 agents -- more than twice as many as there were in 2004.
The Border Patrol has seen a massive increase in funds and manpower in the past few years.
In all, there were 327, 577 illegal immigrant apprehensions in 2011, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
According to the arrest statistics, agents in three Border Patrol sectors in Texas and the Yuma, Ariz.
The coyotes had to shift tactics after the Border Patrol clamped down on the urban border crossings.
Besides, federal immigration officials couldn't care less what trouble local officials get into while playing border patrol agent.
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Bush said the National Guard troops would fill in temporarily while the nation's Border Patrol force is expanded.
Increased enforcement and Border Patrol deployments have pushed illegal entrants to attempt crossings in more remote and hazardous areas.
Mellia said the Border Patrol is investigating whether the Jamaican man is part of an illegal immigrant smuggling operation.
The U.S. border patrol is looking for a few good men and women.
The officer chatted with me about his experience working with the border patrol.
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"For me, this investigation has been about justice for Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and his family, " Barrow said.
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The U.S. Border Patrol now wants to restrict access along those back streets.
Two guns found at the scene of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry's fatal shooting were linked to the operation.
They were found by border patrol, by citizens of the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation, or by ranchers or hikers.
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