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Border Patrol and ICE Cooperation

The cooperation and mixing of forces between Border Patrol and ICE in interior enforcement operations.

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Jan 19, 2026
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What training and oversight exist for Border Patrol agents when performing ICE immigration arrests outside their core mission?

Border Patrol agents are principally trained at the Border Patrol Academy for border security work, while ICE (particularly ERO) runs separate basic immigration enforcement courses and an academy for ...

Jan 10, 2026

How many ICE agents are assigned to interior enforcement versus border enforcement in 2025?

Publicly available reporting and official descriptions make clear that ICE’s enforcement mission in 2025 is focused primarily on interior operations, and Congress and the administration vastly expande...