U.S. Border Patrol

Border Patrol Academy Reaches Highest Enrollment Since 2009 With 1,100 Trainees as Trump Administration Militarizes Enforcement Training

2025-12-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The U.S. Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico, reached enrollment of approximately 1,100 trainees in December 2025—the highest level since 2009—as U.S. Customs and Border Protection pursues plans to hire roughly 3,000 additional Border Patrol agents on top of the more than 19,000 already …

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Operation Gatekeeper Launches Clinton Border Militarization, Funneling Migrants to Deadly Terrain

1994-10-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Clinton administration launches Operation Gatekeeper, deploying additional Border Patrol agents, surveillance equipment, and barriers along the San Diego sector of the U.S.-Mexico border. Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner Doris Meissner implements the “prevention through …

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