U.S. Border Patrol Officer Memorial
Appointees to this position will be required to [serve] along the two international boundary lines and at other assigned places ... The conditions under which this work is carried on are closely comparable in nature and requirements to the duties of a soldier under actual field conditions. ... The work may, for this reason, be attended with some risk and personal danger. From the first Border Patrol Vacancy Announcement
October 8, 1924

Border Patrol Agent on Duty Video (mpeg - 10,183 KB.)

Intellectual Property Rights
U.S. Customs and Border Protection maintains an aggressive IPR enforcement program which devotes substantial resources to target, intercept, detain, seize and forfeit shipments of IPR-violative goods. Our enforcement is accomplished through the cooperative efforts of our trained enforcement officers, other government agencies, and the trade community.

Border Safety Initiative
02/25/2003
The Border Patrol's mission is to secure our nation's borders, which includes saving lives. In June, 1998, the then Immigration and Naturalization Service first announced the Border Safety Initiative (BSI), a strategy designed to make the border safer for everyone.