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First Border Patrol Academy Class Graduates under the New Curriculum

Release Date
Wed, 03/28/2018

ARTESIA, New Mexico — The United States Border Patrol Academy is celebrating the graduation of Class 1084 by holding an official ceremony at the Artesia High School Auditorium. The Border Patrol Academy has invited and encourages the community to attend this historic event. Class 1084 is the first Border Patrol class to officially graduate from the Academy under the new curriculum. The new “117-day” curriculum has greatly improved new agent training by increasing training hours in almost every discipline.

The graduation starts at 6:00 p.m. on April 20, 2018 at the Artesia High School Auditorium, located at 215 S. 15th St. in Artesia, N.M. (88210). The graduation is open to the public.

For more information on the Class 1084 graduation, the revised curriculum or to make an interview request, please contact Ethan Gibson at the Border Patrol Academy Public Affairs Office, at  ethan.a.gibson@cbp.dhs.gov.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021