BORDER PATROL
Border Patrol to build $13 million station in Pembina 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to build the 30,000-square-foot facility on an undeveloped 10-acre parcel of vacant land in the southwest portion of the Pembina County community of 675. The city beat out two other finalists: Joliette, N.D., and Hallock, Minn.
By Kevin Bonham , October 01, 2012
CALIFORNIA: Pursued car blast kills driver, burns Border Patrol agent
Authorities say a car that was stopped after a pursuit in San Diego County exploded and burned, killing the driver and injuring a Border Patrol agent.
By Associated Press , March 15, 2012
Lancaster, MInn., port runner arrested
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents along with Kittson County deputies apprehended a Canadian citizen who ran the Lancaster, Minn., port of entry Thursday night.
By Herald Staff Report , February 24, 2012
'Consequence Delivery System': Border Patrol overhauling approach with migrants
The U.S. Border Patrol is moving to halt a revolving-door policy of sending migrants back to Mexico without any punishment. The new plan divides border crossers into seven categories, ranging from first-time offenders to people with criminal records. The common thread: simply turning people around after taking their fingerprints is the choice of last resort.
By Elliot Spagat , January 17, 2012
Better for the border
Car and truck traffic moved smoothly through the U.S.-Canada border on a mid-day this past week at the Pembina Port of Entry.
By Kevin Bonham , January 14, 2012
Border Patrol drone was used to arrest Brossarts
High-level surveillance first U.S. case of civilian arrest via PredatorThe use of a Border Patrol high-flying drone in the arrest last summer of members of the Rodney Brossart family at their Nelson County farm is a first such use of a well-known military unmanned aerial vehicle to apprehend a civilian, according to a news report.
By Brian Bennett , December 11, 2011
Arrests made at the Mexican border are dropping
The Border Patrol says arrests of illegal immigrants along the U.S. border with Mexico are at the lowest level since the Nixon administration.
By Alicia A. Caldwell , December 06, 2011
Fed bill would give Border Patrol unprecedent authority in BWCA, Voyageurs
More than 30 environmental laws would be waived and the Department of Homeland Security would be allowed to build roads, erect fences, set up monitoring equipment and use vehicles to patrol public lands within 100 miles of the Mexican and Canadian borders, according to proposed legislation in the House. No current plans exist to build such infrastructure, but a border-long environmental assessment is being completed to expedite such plans if needed in the future.
By Pam Louwagie , November 14, 2011
Border Patrol agents say U.S. northern border checks scaled back
The U.S. Border Patrol has quietly stopped its controversial practice of routinely searching buses, trains and airports for illegal immigrants at transportation hubs along the northern border and in the nation's interior, preventing agents from using what had long been an effective tool for tracking down people here illegally, The Associated Press has learned.
By Gene Johnson , October 28, 2011
Man charged with assault on border patrol officer
A man has been indicted in federal court for allegedly assaulting a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer in North Dakota.
By Associated Press , October 14, 2011
Mounties seize $76,000 in counterfeit Jets jerseys
On Sept. 29, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Federal Enforcement Section and the Canadian Border Services Agency intercepted a cache of 190 counterfeit Jets jerseys destined for various locations in Winnipeg, according to a release by the RCMP.
By Herald Staff Report , October 05, 2011
11-hour manhunt near Argusville, N.D., ends as man sought in domestic violence case surrenders
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of articleA Fargo man wanted in a domestic violence case was apprehended in a cornfield north of here after an 11-hour manhunt Wednesday. He's accused of firing a handgun inside a vehicle with a woman passenger from Grand Forks.
By Mike Nowatzki and Wendy Reuer , September 28, 2011
Site for new I-29 Border Patrol station down to three possibilities
The location for a new U.S. Border Patrol station to serve the I-29 corridor has been narrowed to three sites — Hallock, Pembina and Joliette.
By Herald Staff Report , September 21, 2011
Border Patrol station at Noyes, Minn., temporarily moves operational headquarters to Pembina port
This move will have no impact on operations, according to the Border Patrol.
By Herald Staff Report , August 24, 2011
2 Border Patrol agents killed in Arizona crash
Two Border Patrol agents rushing to help capture some suspected illegal immigrants were killed Thursday when their SUV entered a marked railroad crossing and was struck by a freight train.
By Jacques Billeaud , May 12, 2011
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