Border Patrol Officer
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking Border Patrol Agents to help secure the nation's borders, prevent the illegal entry of people and contraband, and enforce federal immigration and other applicable laws. Border Patrol Agents work in challenging environments along the Northern and Southern borders of the United States and may perform duties in remote and rural areas. Patrol assigned border areas to detect and prevent illegal entry into the United States.Detect, identify, and apprehend individuals suspected of violating immigration and other federal laws.Conduct surveillance, inspections, questioning, and examinations of individuals, vehicles, and property.Gather and evaluate information through observation, interviews, documents, and records.Respond to and investigate potential border-security and immigration violations.Detect and interdict illegal drugs, contraband, and other prohibited items.Operate vehicles, communications equipment, surveillance systems, and other law-enforcement technology.Prepare reports, maintain records, and document enforcement activities.Work with other federal, state, local, tribal, and international law-enforcement agencies.Make sound decisions and maintain composure in stressful and potentially hazardous situations.Perform duties in remote, rural, mountainous, desert, and other challenging environments.Support CBP's mission to protect the nation's borders and national security.Minimum Qualifications Training Border Patrol Agents may be assigned to locations along the Southern or Northern U.S. borders.