United States Border Patrol has been around since 1904 enforcing and regulating laws under the immigration and Nationality Act. U.S. border patrol is now under the Department of Homeland Security, which was created as a response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. Over the years, their jurisdiction and missions have changed to better protect the safety of nation. Although border patrol is a need for any nation, their extensive acceptations to constitutional laws can often be taken advantage of. The mission of the U.S. border patrol should be to prevent illegal aliens, which are a threat to American society, from reaching their purpose. Frequently, their purpose can be confused or executed in a bias manner. It is important to look at the history of border patrol before judgment. Border patrol has been around since the early 1900s. Their motto of professionalism, honor, and integrity for human life has been a motivation for them through the years. It initiated when mounted watchmen were set up, to prevent illegal immigrants for entering, for the U.S. Immigration Service. Over several decades they gained funds, strategy, coordination and most importantly organization. After the 18th Amendment prohibited the import and export of alcohol, the watchmen had bigger goals and higher expectations. Many limitations were brought also brought upon by the Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924. The first border patrol academy opened in 1934. In 1940 Immigration service became part of the Department of Justice. Later, Border Patrol Agents gained permission to search illegal immigrants anywhere in the United States. This was very significant because it made immigrants subject to arrest for the first time in history. They could, however, only b... ... middle of paper ... ...The hard work of their labor should not be overlooked, for such a small group of people they cover a lot of ground. Border patrol will continue to change as different concerns arise in around the world. It is part of being in such a culturally diverse nation to deal with these kinds of issues more then others. As the world changes, our values must remain the same. Works Cited - Jasper, Margret, The law of Immigration, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2008 Michael Ondoante, “ Cross- Border Suspicions”, The Economist Newspaper Limited, London, May 18th 2006, Pages 12+13 Schmalleger, Frank, Criminal Justice A Brief Introduction, Upper Saddle River, NJ, Pearson Education Inc. , 2010, Page 387 Crier, Catherine, Patriot Acts, Threshold Editions, New York, 2011, page 151 Crier, Catherine, Patriot Acts, Threshold Editions, New York, 2011, page 152
The article by Rob Guerette is a case study involving the widely-reported increase of immigration into the United States. It tackles migration issues as well as related issues such as border security , security initiatives by individuals.. The article also provides in-depth research about the impact of illegal immigration into the United States including migrant deaths, deaths of non-migrants at the border, border security and the challenges faced by United States border patrol officers. The main purpose of the article was to provide an explanation as to whether the Border Patrol has any effect in saving the lives of people attempting to enter into the United States (Guerette, 2007).
Officers would patrol the political boundary, known as line watches, between the two nations. These line watches were ineffective because of the size of their jurisdictions and the sheer size of the borderlands between Mexico and the United States. Soon it became clear to Border Patrol officers that most illegal migrant activity developed in the greater borderlands regions than along the boundary between Mexico and the United States. “Instead of enforcing the boundary between the US and Mexico, BP officers patrolled backcountry trails and conducted traffic stops on borderland roadways to capture unsanctioned Mexican immigrants as they travelled from the border to their final
The problem is so comprehensive that the border patrol can’t handle it. Therefore a group of, mainly, senior citizens have gathered to help the border patrol. The seniors are often former police officers or soldiers.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement often referred to as I.C.E is an elite agency under the branch of Homeland Security formed in 2003 in response to the attacks on 9/11. ICE has two major components, Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations. It is also the second largest law enforcement organization in the United States, second only to the FBI. ICE was created when merger of the investigative and interior enforcement elements of the U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. ICE has over twenty thousand employees in offices all over the U.S. and in forty seven foreign countries, about seven thousands of these employees are special agents. ICE has only one field office in New Jersey, located in Newark but it has nearby offices in Philadelphia and New York City. ICE has six detention facilities in New Jersey. A few of them are: Bergen County Jail, Monmouth County Correctional Institution, and Essex County Correctional Facility. Currently ICE doesn’t have a director, but the assistant director is Daniel Ragsdale and Chie...
Their directive in the earlier days of their service was "to detect and prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the United States." and that directive is still the same today, but with some changes. The attack on the twin towers on September 11, 2001, some changes were made to that directive. Now they also look for terrorists, weapons of mass destruction, as well as other dangerous weapons, drugs, and anything that can be smuggled across the border. The increase of drug cartels in Mexico has had to make the agents more aware of might be approaching dangers that approach our
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The border patrol agent’s job is to monitor the US border and detain anyone who is trying to enter illegally. The border patrol can operate 100 miles within any border of the United States, which is two thirds of the American populations. There have been many case where border patrol agents go beyond their rights. Though it is legal for them to stop and ask the driver and/or the occupants of the car what country there are citizen of, many stops lead to illegal searches without probable cause. One American citizens has accused the border patrol of illegally confiscating his computer and mobile device and conducting searching on the devices. Not only are they going beyond the rights of the fourth amendment, numerous people believe they are going way beyond the border into American land to perform their duties. To make clear though, it is within their rights to ask any driver their citizenship status, but it’s not legal for them to search the vehicle and
In Chapter 3, Chacon (2013) explains how after September 11, 2001, a justification was made for tough immigration enforcement that got framed as a national security issue. Instead of tackling the immigration issues with comprehensive approaches the US government opted to place all immigration institutions within the Department of Homeland Security (Chacon, 2013). Therefore,
Unfortunately I think it is prudent to remember that border security exists to prevent illegal smuggling, illegal migration, spread of disease, intellectual theft and of course to attempt to deter and prevent state and non-state actors looking to infiltrate our nation in an attempt to do us harm. If you were to read through the mission statement of the Department of Homeland Security (2015) you would notice that throughout the page the statement that the vision of homeland security is to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient, is stated throughout. Therefore, I would be led to believe that the enemy that we are protecting our borders from is not one specific person, weapon or plan, instead it is anything that threatens the security, prosperity, society and well-being of our nation, its people and its
Mounted Watchmen of the U.S immigration service patrolled the border in an effort to prevent illegal immigration since 1904, but their efforts were irregular and undertaken. The inspectors, operated out of El Paso, Texas. Though they were no more than 75, they patrolled as far as west as California trying to restrict the flow of illegal Chinese immigration. In the Early years, officers were quickly recruited for the new positions. The border patrol expanded to 450 officers. Liquor smuggling was a major concern because it often accompanied alien smuggling. President Franklin D. Roosevelt combined the Bureau of immigration and Bureau of Naturalization Service in 1933. Border Security TodayHomeland security became a primary concern of the nation
The Mexican-American border barriers were originally built as part of a three-pronged approach to diminish illicit contraband, drug smuggling, and illegal immigrants. This operation would curtail drug transport routes from Central America. Three headquarters were established along the Unites States border: operation gatekeeper in California, Operation Hold-the-Line in Texas, and Operation Safeguard in Arizona. These strategically placed headquarters have done an outstanding job securing our borders the past decade, however with drug smuggling on the rise, they require much more support from the government. Regrettably, adversaries of the barriers claim that they are more of a political gambit to instigate foreign affairs and a complete waste of taxpayers’ money. These opponents see the United States-Mexico barrier as an unsuccessful deterrent to illegal immigrants and unwanted drugs that ultimately and inaptly endangers the security and wellbeing of immigrants seeking refuge in the States.
How complicated can it be to secure the borderland? Nearly 2,000 miles and five states form the Southern border of the United States. Although the nation puts a lot of effort and resources on trying to secure the border, the Southern border remains as one of the most conflictive, active and violent borders in the world. The U.S.-Mexican border is very problematic: Thousands of people try to cross it everyday, violence is generated by the Mexican cartels, and there is an increase on human trafficking. The Border Patrol and the U.S. government face many great challenges, as the cartels become more powerful and corruption increases.
The Department of Homeland Security works tirelessly to safeguard our borders through the deployment of technology, personnel, and infrastructure. They also work closely with our neighboring countries, Mexico and Canada. Also, they work with local, state, federal and territorial agencies inside the United States. There are many different types of agents that watch the US borders including Air and Marine agents, agriculture specialists, CBP Border Patrol agents and officers. These agents do their best to safeguard our borders and prevent weapons and terrorists from entering our country and doing great harm to the citizens of the United States of America. Stopping these terrorists and weapons are not the only job they do. Also, they apprehend criminals, seize contraband, and stop anyone who is trying to enter the country illegally. The Department of Homeland Security is trying its hardest to increase the number of people that they have employed and on the ground to defend our country’s borde...
The majority of immigrants coming into America are from Mexico. Although most of these individuals are receiving proper documentation and are legal citizens, about sixty percent of them are unauthorized coming from Mexico. There is currently a wall on the border of America and Mexico but the wall only covers roughly thirty percent of the border. The remaining two thirds of the border is watched over by hundreds of border patrol police. The police are mainly centered around major cities near the border such as Tucson and San Diego. Often times police men and women are not enough to restrain unauthorized immigrants from entering the country. Building a wall will decrease the chance of an individual attempting to sneak into the United States. The wall will decrease the risk of an officer getting injured while on the job and creates and intervening
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