US border agent fired at moving vehicle during immigration stop, officials say

On the videos, the uniformed officers are wearing masks and have "police" written on vests. At least one is wearing a hat labeled CBP, for Customs and Border Protection. They approach the vehicle and tell the driver to roll down his window. The driver refuses and one of the others in the vehicle says: "What do you want?" 

The agents then smash windows on both sides. The driver immediately drove away, and three shots can be heard in the video. The video does not show either officer being struck by the vehicle…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/18/us-border-agent-vehicle-immigration-stop

 

Border agent charged with child sex trafficking, fraud in AZ

"A Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent has been indicted on 24 felony charges, including 10 counts of child sex trafficking, the latest in a series of sexual-misconduct convictions or charges against U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees in Arizona. 

Willcox border agent Bart Conrad Yager, 39, was also charged with six counts of "pandering," or encouraging someone to engage in prostitution; one count of attempted child sex trafficking; and two counts of fraud, between July 2023 and March 2024 in Cochise County, indictments from the Cochise County Attorney's Office show…"

https://tucson.com/news/local/border/article_5e596767-4575-485b-88e8-0a6265e5bb41.html 

 

Lawyers say border agents keep writing false addresses on migrant papers, undermining asylum cases

Lawyers for migrants are filing a Supreme Court brief saying El Paso border agents are undermining asylum cases by using false addresses on migrant papers. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/lawyers-say-border-agents-keep-writing-false-addresses-migrant-papers-n1104541

Border agents confiscated lawmakers’ phones. Joaquin Castro captured photo and video anyway - The Washington Post

When the delegation of congressional Democrats arrived in Texas Monday to tour border facilities holding migrants, they were told in briefing packets and by Customs and Border Protection staff that photos and videos were prohibited — to protect the privacy and safety of those inside. The lawmakers followed those guidelines while they toured an El Paso facility for migrant children, operated by the Department of Health and Human Services, according to Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif). “We understand protecting kids,” Aguilar said. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/02/ocasio-cortez-says-dispute-with-border-patrol-agents-started-after-one-tried-take-stealth-selfie/

‘Mindless murdering savages’: Border agent used slurs before allegedly hitting migrant with his truck - The Washington Post

Agent Matthew Bowen faces felony charges for allegedly striking a Guatemalan man with his truck and lying about it on reports.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/20/mindless-murdering-savages-border-agent-used-slurs-before-allegedly-hitting-migrant-with-his-truck/

Border agents are deciding on their own to separate kids, with no input from child welfare experts - Daily Kos

"Separating a child from a family in most communities requires a child welfare specialist and involvement of the judicial system," USA Today reports, "often with a judge scrutinizing the case for months or even years." This, however, isn't the case at the southern border, where federal immigration agents are deciding on their own to separate families, in some cases basing their reasoning on outright lies...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1836591

Border agents pull comedian leaving performance off Greyhound bus, accuse him of faking documents - Daily Kos

Stand-up comic Mohanad Elshieky was taking a Greyhound bus from a gig in Washington state back home to Oregon when he was harassed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), he revealed in a viral Twitter thread, writing that agents called him an "illegal," accused him of having fake documents, and interrogated him for 20 minutes before letting him go. "To be honest, I have never felt as terrible as I did today," he said. "I have never imagined that I would have to go through this."....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1830667

FBI: No evidence of homicide in border agent’s death cited by Trump -- The Washington Post

Agent Rogelio Martinez's death fueled the president's calls for a border wall. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-no-evidence-of-homicide-in-border-agents-death-cited-by-trump/2018/02/07/b3368e9a-0c5b-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html