United States Border Patrol

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Border_Patrol

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:USBP
gptkbp:authority	gptkb:Title_19,_U.S._Code gptkb:Title_8,_U.S._Code gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act gptkb:Homeland_Security_Act_of_2002
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Newton-Azrak_Award
gptkbp:badge	gold shield with eagle
gptkbp:emblem	Border Patrol patch
gptkbp:employs	gptkb:search,_trauma,_and_rescue_teams_(BORSTAR) administrative staff Border Patrol agents field operations officers canine units intelligence agents air and marine operations horse patrols processing coordinators sector chiefs special operations groups station agents
gptkbp:formed	May 28, 1924
gptkbp:hasInsignia	USBP badge USBP flag USBP patch
gptkbp:hasMediaPortrayal	gptkb:Sicario_(film) gptkb:The_Wall_(film) gptkb:Border_Patrol:_America's_Gatekeepers_(book) gptkb:Border_Patrol:_How_the_U.S._Guards_Its_Frontiers_(book) gptkb:Border_Patrol_(1959_TV_series) gptkb:Border_Patrol_Nation_(book) gptkb:Border_Wars_(TV_series) gptkb:Coyote_(TV_series) gptkb:Desierto_(film) gptkb:El_Norte_(film) gptkb:Narcos:_Mexico_(TV_series) gptkb:Patrol_(film) gptkb:The_Border_(film) gptkb:The_Border_Patrol_(book) gptkb:The_Devil's_Highway_(book) gptkb:The_Infiltrators_(film) gptkb:The_Line_(film) gptkb:The_Line_Becomes_a_River_(book) gptkb:The_Sun_is_Also_a_Star_(film) gptkb:The_Three_Burials_of_Melquiades_Estrada_(film) gptkb:Breaking_Bad_(TV_series) gptkb:No_Country_for_Old_Men_(film) gptkb:The_River_(TV_series) gptkb:Sons_of_Anarchy_(TV_series) gptkb:The_Bridge_(TV_series)
gptkbp:hasSection	gptkb:Grand_Forks_Sector gptkb:New_Orleans_Sector gptkb:Ramey_Sector gptkb:Big_Bend_Sector gptkb:Blaine_Sector gptkb:Buffalo_Sector gptkb:Del_Rio_Sector gptkb:Detroit_Sector gptkb:El_Paso_Sector gptkb:Havre_Sector gptkb:Laredo_Sector gptkb:Miami_Sector gptkb:Rio_Grande_Valley_Sector gptkb:San_Diego_Sector gptkb:Swanton_Sector gptkb:Tucson_Sector gptkb:Yuma_Sector
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States Border Patrol
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:United_States_land_borders
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Jason_Owens
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Honor_First
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Operation_Wetback Border Wall enforcement Bracero Program enforcement family separations at the border
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Gatekeeper gptkb:Operation_Streamline gptkb:Operation_Hold-the-Line
gptkbp:numberOfFloors	approximately 19,000 (as of 2022)
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Homeland_Security
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection
gptkbp:patrols	gptkb:coastal_waters_of_the_United_States gptkb:U.S.-Canada_border gptkb:U.S.-Mexico_border
gptkbp:primaryMission	prevent smuggling and trafficking of people and contraband detect and prevent illegal entry of individuals into the United States
gptkbp:technology	drones infrared cameras ground sensors surveillance towers
gptkbp:trainer	gptkb:Border_Patrol_Academy,_Artesia,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:uniform	green
gptkbp:vehicleType	SUVs horses boats helicopters ATVs
gptkbp:website	https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/border-patrol
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_Customs_and_Border_Protection
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5