Border Patrol Jobs
That first year, Border Patrol started operations with 450 officers, and set to work regulating traffic across the country’s borders. Most of the patrol’s work was focused on stopping illegal immigration and alien smuggling.
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 changed that mission. Now, Border Patrol’s focus has shifted toward prevention of terrorism through working to stop the flow of terrorists and terrorist weapons into the country. Border Patrol works to secure the 6,000 miles of international border with Canada and Mexico, and the 2,000 miles of coastal waters around Florida and Puerto Rico.
