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on December 22, 2016 in World News

Border Patrol Sees 230 Percent Spike in Assaults on Agents

by Bob Price Nearly 150 U.S. Border Patrol agents have been assaulted during the first two months of the new fiscal year which began October 1. The number represents an increase of more than 230 percent over the same period in FY 2016. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials reported 149 Border Patrol agents were assaulted in October and November. During that same period in 2015, 45 agents were assaulted. This represents an increase of 104 assaults in the two-months compared (231 percent), CBP officials reported on Monday. The numbers of CBP law enforcement agents and officers has been...

by Bob Price Nearly 150 U.S. Border Patrol agents have been assaulted during the first two months of the new fiscal year which began October 1. The number represents an increase of more than 230 percent over the same...

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