Use of Force
CBP Marine Interdiction agent dies in the line of duty near Puerto Rico
CBP statement on agent-involved fatal shooting near San Luis, Arizona
CBP Directive 4510-038
Statement-Use of Force Incident-Rio Grande Valley, Texas
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.