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United States Border Patrol
Arcs in the news about United States Border Patrol from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Organization · 30 stories · 111 articles · earliest story we hold Dec 10, 2023
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
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All arcs0 named arcs in 2026
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| Jan 1, 2024 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 52 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 29 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 71 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 83 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 33 |
| May 11, 2026 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 52 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 108 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else15 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories that name United States Border Patrol
- Sep 24Spider monkeys seized at Sarita checkpoint2 articles · 2 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Sep 2China presses the US for answers after a man dies hours after entering ICE custody16 articles · 15 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Aug 26– 30Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe’s objections17 articles · 16 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Aug 25– 26San Diego Padres minor league coach is released from ICE custody, family says17 articles · 15 independent sources2 left, 8 center, 0 right
- Aug 24– 25Former Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino has confrontation with North Carolina bakery owner7 articles · 3 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Aug 23– 26Father of Navy sailor aboard USS Lincoln released from immigration custody78 articles · 38 independent sources9 left, 14 center, 4 right
- Jul 7– 9Border Patrol warns of rideshare human smuggling risks in El Paso9 articles · 7 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 1 right
- May 14– 15US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change54 articles · 28 independent sources2 left, 10 center, 5 right
- Mar 16– 17Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino expected to retire, sources say27 articles · 19 independent sources3 left, 8 center, 5 right
- Feb 26Near-blind refugee found dead in Buffalo after release by US Border Patrol16 articles · 16 independent sources4 left, 4 center, 1 right
Local coverage
- Mar 17Greg Bovino, face of Trump’s mass deportation campaign, to retire after Minneapolis raids6 articles · 3 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Jan 28Man wounded after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents near US-Mexico border12 articles · 11 independent sources0 left, 5 center, 1 right