CBP is committed to being a leader in law enforcement accountability and transparency by providing multiple ways to report incidents as well as timely, accurate and appropriate information regarding CBP-related deaths, use of force incidents and other critical incidents resulting in serious injuries. The Accountability and Transparency page provides the public with statements, policies, reports and other important information concerning critical incidents and related Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) reviews and investigations.
Statements released from previous administrations are available in the Archive.
Statements
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CBP Statement on Agent-Involved Fatal Shooting near Douglas, Ariz. | National Media Release
On February 19, 2022, at approximately 9:00 p.m. MST, two Border Patrol agents assigned to the Douglas Border Patrol Station Horse Patrol Unit responded to…
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Man’s body recovered in the All-American-Canal near the Calexico Port of Entry | National Media Release
On Feb. 1, 2022, at approximately 3:17 p.m. PST, a Border Patrol remote camera operator spotted three individuals cross the border barrier and enter the All…
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Mexican man becomes unresponsive and dies at Otay Mesa Port of Entry | National Media Release
OTAY MESA, Calif. -- On Jan. 12, 2022, at approximately 1:45 p.m. PST, a Border Patrol remote camera operator spotted nine suspected undocumented…
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CBP statement on death of man after he was ejected from a vehicle following failure to yield near Jamul, California | National Media Release
San Diego - On Dec.
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CBP Statement on death of Mexican migrant after fall from International Border Barrier near Sunland, New Mexico | National Media Release
On Dec. 14, 2021, a National Guardsman operating an infrared camera observed a group of suspected undocumented migrants climbing over the International…
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