Border patrol aircraft targeted by lasers 6 times since Oct.

Border patrol agents officers make major drug seizures at Texas, Calif. borders with Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection made major confiscations of narcotics and cocaine in vehicles at the border with Mexico last week, including $1 million worth of in cocaine each in California and Texas.
Laser from Mexico pointed at helicopter patrolling Texas border
A laser was pointed three times at an AS-350 helicopter patrolling about 13 miles west of McAllen International Airport in Texas last week. The laser was coming from a vehicle on the Mexican riverbank.
Border patrol aircraft targeted by lasers 6 times since October
Shining a laser into an aircraft cockpit is a federal crime that could lead to up to 20 years in prison, as well as a $250,000 fine.
US Border Patrol aircraft targeted by lasers in six separate incidents
U.S. Border Patrol aircraft have been targeted by lasers six times in the past four months, with incidents under investigation.
US Helicopter 'Struck by a Laser' from Mexico Multiple Times While Patrolling Border
As tensions along the Southern Border rise, a Border Patrol helicopter was recently targeted by a laser from Mexico. A news release from Customs and Border Protection said, the Feb. 9 incident was one of several in recent months in which lasers have targeted Air Interdiction Agents that are part of the Border Patrol’s Air and Marine Operations.
DHS Pilots Patrolling Southern Border Have A New Foe — Lasers
Department of Homeland Security aircraft pilots patrolling the southern border and elsewhere in the United States have been repeatedly attacked with lasers in the past several months. An AS-350 helicopter on patrol Feb.
US Coast Guard expands border patrol efforts to combat illegal immigration
Although illegal crossings along the southwest border have fallen to their lowest levels in decades the U.S. Coast Guard is still increasing its presence alongside Border Patrol.
Border Patrol enhances border wall with new razor wire to deter illegal crossings
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — New razor wire was reported to be placed on the border wall.
Idle buses, empty Border Patrol boats: Arrests for illegal crossings fall in the Rio Grande Valley
MISSION, Texas (AP) — An idled Border Patrol bus sat empty this week, on standby for any migrants surrendering near the ...
Illegal crossings at U.S.-Mexico border down 94%, Border Patrol chief says
"I can tell you this: anyone that has crossed the border between the ports of entry since this administration has taken office has not been released," Border Patrol chief Mike Banks told CBS News.
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Border Patrol Says Agents Will Stop Using Body Cameras Because They Put Them At Risk
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Construction resumes on border wall as Trump pushes for enhanced border security
New images of the wall being built along the U.S.-Mexico border show that President Donald Trump's measures to secure the ...
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The humanitarian crisis that advocates on the border were fearing from the Trump administration’s promised mass deportations and the continued arrival of migrants seeking to enter the United ...
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Soldiers are arriving at the border — but hardly any migrants are crossing
DEL RIO, Texas — There are signs all over town that the troops have arrived. The two hotels closest to the U.S. Border Patrol headquarters are sold out. A local gym and a barbershop are ...
On the border, federal agents now outnumber illegal crossers — and migrants cry when they get caught
A 23-year-old Mexican national named Jovani burst into tears and proclaimed his support for Trump when he was caught by six ...