Job Description
As a Border Patrol Agent, you will be part of our 60,000+ workforce that strives to protect the American people by safeguarding our borders, deterring illicit activity, and enhancing the nation's economic prosperity.
The typical assignments include detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and customs laws; inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations; preventing and apprehending aliens at or near the borders by maintaining surveillance from covert positions; interpreting physical evidence of illegal entry of persons or contraband; performing farm checks, building checks, traffic checks, city patrols, transportation checks along with patrolling international boundaries using vehicles for accomplishment USBP Mission.
- Detecting violators
- Apprehending violators
- Inspecting documents and belongings. For information rapidly determining pattern an violates Immigration Nationality Laws