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Use of Force

Agente de Interdicción Marítima de CBP muere en el cumplimiento de su deber cerca de Puerto Rico

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La siguiente declaración se refiere a un agente involucrado en un tiroteo que ocurrió cerca de Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, el jueves 17 de noviembre de 2022. La información se basa en una revisión preliminar realizada por la Oficina de Responsabilidad Profesional de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU. y puede actualizarse con información adicional. En las primeras horas de la mañana del 17 de noviembre de 2022, los agentes de interdicción marítima de CBP fueron alertados sobre una embarcación sospechosa al suroeste de Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Aproximadamente a las 7:51 a. m., tres agentes en

CBP Marine Interdiction agent dies in the line of duty near Puerto Rico

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The following statement concerns an agent involved shooting which occurred near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, on Thursday, November 17, 2022. The information is based on a preliminary review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility and may be updated with additional information. In the early morning hours of November 17, 2022, CBP marine interdiction agents were alerted to a suspicious vessel southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. At approximately 7:51 a.m., three agents in a CBP vessel arrived in an area located approximately 13 miles southwest from Cabo Rojo to

CBP statement on agent-involved fatal shooting near San Luis, Arizona

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The following statement pertains to an agent involved shooting that occurred near San Luis, Arizona, on Sunday, October 30, 2022. The following information is based on a preliminary review by Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility and may be updated with additional information. On October 30, 2022, a Border Patrol remote camera operator spotted a group of six suspected undocumented migrants entering the United States approximately 1.8 miles west of the San Luis Port of Entry. The camera operator observed at least one of the individuals armed with a handgun. The

CBP Directive 4510-038

This directive outlines the agency response to Use of Force incidents and establishes the Use of Force Incident Team.

Statement-Use of Force Incident-Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Release Date
On June 18, 2022, Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol and other law enforcement entities were involved in a vehicle pursuit on Highway 281 near Falfurrias, Texas which later resulted in a use of force incident. One person is dead. Texas Department of Public Safety is leading the investigation and the incident is being reviewed by Custom and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility. More information will be shared as it becomes available.

March 1, 2013 – Use of Force Incident in El Paso, Texas

On March 1, 2013, during pre-dawn hours, an agent from the El Paso Border Patrol Station was patrolling near the international border when he observed an officer from the El Paso Police Department pursuing a vehicle traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of travel. The agent alerted another agent positioned further west of the pursuit headed in his direction, and both agents moved to assist.

March 20, 2017 – Use of Force Incident near Warren, Minnesota

On March 20, 2017, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (Minnesota) received a 911 call from a rural U.S. mail carrier. The mail carrier reported that his vehicle had been shot at as he passed by a residence near Warren, Minnesota. As the responding deputy pulled into the driveway of the residence, a man in the driveway raised and pointed a rifle at the deputy’s patrol vehicle. The deputy immediately backed out of the driveway and radioed for assistance.

May 17, 2017 – Use of Force Incident near Tombstone, Arizona

On the afternoon of May 17, 2017, Border Patrol Agents from the Willcox Border Patrol Station were assigned to the Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 80, near Tombstone, Arizona. At the time of the incident, the checkpoint was closed due to high winds.

March 31, 2014 – Use of Force Incident on the Tohono O’Odham Nation Reservation near San Miguel, Arizona

On March 31, 2014, a Border Patrol Agent was parked near the intersection of Federal Route 19 and San Miguel East Road, on the Tohono O’Odham Nation Reservation near the small village of San Miguel, Arizona.

The agent was standing next to his marked Border Patrol vehicle, which was approximately 42 feet from the edge of the roadway, when he heard another vehicle, glanced up, and saw a pickup truck stop in the southbound lane of Route 19.

Feb. 3, 2016 – Use of Force Incident in Calexico, California

On Feb. 3, 2016, a Supervisory Border Patrol Agent in Calexico, California was waiting for a tow truck to arrive to seize an abandoned vehicle belonging to a known local smuggler. Earlier that morning, agents from the Calexico Border Patrol Station had attempted to stop the vehicle after observing it crossing into the country illegally, but the subject had evaded apprehension.