Border Patrol Agent Deaths Articles

Border Patrol Agent Deaths

Border Patrol Agent in Arizona Dies in On-Duty ATV Crash

A Border Patrol agent died in the line of duty in Douglas, Arizona, after an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) he was driving collided with a light pole. The agent was identified as 44-year-old Freddy Ortiz, a veteran agent with over a decade of service to his country. Ortiz was responding to a call regarding suspected migrant activity on Tuesday evening when the accident occurred near Chino Road and International Avenue.

Randy Clark

16 Nov 2023, 10:18 AM PDT

Eight of the Biggest Failures of Mayorkas’ Leadership of DHS

Department of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s tenure as the agency lead has been marred by a series of policy missteps and blunders that contributed to a historic migrant border crisis impacting communities across the country. During his tenure, the Secretary’s

Randy Clark

10 Apr 2022, 11:02 AM PDT

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visits Del Rio, Texas, during Haitian migrant crisis. (Randy

2021: Border Patrol Agents Faced Historic Level of Line-of-Duty Deaths

More Border Patrol Agents died in the line of duty during 2021 than in any other time since the agency’s inception. The line-of-duty deaths of 15 Border Patrol agents mark a grim milestone in the agency’s history.

Randy Clark

1 Jan 2022, 12:40 PM PDT