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Meanings of US Border Patrol in English

The mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States.

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        Examples for "united states border patrol"
        Examples for "united states border patrol"
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        In 2005, the stepfather-of-two was caught by a United States border patrol crossing from Canada, driving a van carrying eight Indian nationals, none with visas.
        Radio NZ
        Usage of US Border Patrol in English
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        Rodney Scott, chief US Border Patrol agent in San Diego authorities had arrested 42 people.
        Radio NZ
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        They showed US Border Patrol cars, trees, the Rio Grande River and an occasional cow.
        The Irish Times
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        One of the drivers attempted to flee the scene and was chased by agents, US Border Patrol said in a statement.
        BBC
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        They trudged through the Texas brush until a US Border Patrol agent spotted them and asked them where they were going.
        The Guardian
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        A US Border Patrol supervisor has been charged over the murders of four female sex workers following an alleged two-week killing spree.
        The Irish Times
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        The documents reveal the lengths to which the US Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) go to capture migrants.
        The Guardian
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        However, the second John landed on the American bank of the Rio Grande, he was promptly apprehended by the US Border Patrol for illegal entry.
        Climbing Magazine
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        A US Border Patrol spokesman, Mr Rene Noriega, said that dozens of agents were combing the Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge in southern Arizona for survivors.
        The Irish Times
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        Just before dusk, three thin people squeezed through the fence on the beach and were quickly picked up by the US Border Patrol, witnesses said.
        Radio NZ
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        We are international workers! US border patrol helicopters flew low overhead.
        The Guardian
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        US Border Patrol agents had the territory between the two barriers heavily covered.
        Radio NZ
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        Quick guide The US border patrol force Show Hide How big is the force?
        The Guardian
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        US border patrol vehicles keep a watchful eye.
        The Guardian
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        The investigative US media outlet ProPublica has obtained audio reportedly recorded in a US border patrol facility.
        BBC
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        Some succeed, while others are captured by US border patrols and are immediately deported - but not everyone is so fortunate.
        BBC
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        That is because the US has the apparatus -the US border patrol and the FBI -to make a borderless union of states work.
        The Guardian