{"id":2524494,"date":"2025-12-24T04:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T09:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-boundless-border-patrol-sets-sights-on-more-deportations\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T04:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T09:45:02","slug":"a-boundless-border-patrol-sets-sights-on-more-deportations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-boundless-border-patrol-sets-sights-on-more-deportations\/","title":{"rendered":"A boundless Border Patrol sets sights on more deportations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-boundless-border-patrol-sets-sights-on-more-deportations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2524494&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Border Patrol officials say teh agency will continue expanding interior enforcement in 2026, working closely with ICE to arrest and remove unauthorized immigrants across the United States.Michael banks, the agency&#8217;s national chief, told the Washington Examiner that border Patrol agents &#8211; who spent much of 2025 operating well inland from the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada frontiers &#8211; &#8220;will go anywhere&#8221; to apprehend, prosecute, and return illegal entrants. While most of the roughly 20,000 agents remain on the border, DHS deployed agents this year to cities including Los Angeles, Portland, washington, D.C., Chicago, Memphis, Charlotte, and New orleans; those deployments prompted protests in some places. Officials say the interior operations are intended to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-braces-for-removal-of-title-42-amid-historic-southern-border-crossings\/\" title=\"... Braces for Removal of Title 42 Amid Historic Southern ... Crossings\">deter illegal crossings<\/a>, citing increases in self\u2011reports via CBP&#8217;s app and a reported 1.9 million voluntary departures as President Trump took office. Gregory Bovino, an operational leader, warned more cities would see similar enforcement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Border Patrol &lsquo;will go anywhere&rsquo; to arrest illegal immigrants in 2026, chief says<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2453917\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> Border Patrol agents <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3852124\/border-patrol-agents-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants-biden-released\/\">spent<\/a> much of 2025 enforcing immigration laws inside the United States, far from the nation&rsquo;s borders with Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Banks, the Border Patrol&rsquo;s national chief, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the public can expect to continue seeing an unprecedented level of cooperation between <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-patrol\">Border Patrol<\/a> and the Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/\">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> in President Donald Trump&rsquo;s second year in office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4357288\/gunman-kills-delaware-state-trooper-in-execution-style-dmv-attack\/\">Gunman kills Delaware state trooper in &#8216;execution-style&#8217; DMV attack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4357279\/trump-deploy-350-national-guard-troops-new-orleans-crime-crackdown\/\">Trump to deploy 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans in crime crackdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4356990\/stacy-garrity-campaign-new-ad-targeting-josh-shapiro\/\">Stacy Garrity&#8217;s campaign releases new ominous ad targeting Josh Shapiro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We are the United States Border Patrol, who will go anywhere in the United States of America, apprehend illegal aliens, prosecute them, and return them to their country or to a country that are amenable to be returned to,&rdquo; Banks said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Gone are the days where, if you got past the U.S. Border Patrol, you were free to go, you were free to live out your life and not have to worry about deportation,&rdquo; Banks said.<\/p>\n<p>The Border Patrol has traversed the West Coast, East Coast, north and south over the past six months, going deep inside the country. Agents are normally stationed along the border to guard against people, goods, and vehicles that attempt to enter unchecked between ports of entry.<\/p>\n<p>However, they have legal authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >enforce federal immigration laws<\/a> anywhere in the country and were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3852124\/border-patrol-agents-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants-biden-released\/\">called in<\/a> earlier this year by the DHS to assist ICE. The large majority of Border Patrol&rsquo;s nearly 20,000 agents remain on the border.<\/p>\n<p>Border Patrol agents <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3435277\/los-angeles-immigration-riots-trump-national-guard-what-to-know\/\">arrived<\/a> in Los Angeles in June before <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3501573\/one-third-dc-arrests-immigration-related\/\">moving<\/a> on to Portland and Washington, D.C., in August, where they enforced federal immigration laws as local police detained and arrested suspected criminals in the community amid President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3830986\/trump-federal-takeover-dc-crime-drop-arrests-increase\/\">crackdown<\/a> on crime.<\/p>\n<p>Agents <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3829510\/border-patrol-chicago-portland-support-ice-government-shutdown\/\">headed to<\/a> Chicago in early October, as well as Memphis, Tennessee, before <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3882994\/border-patrol-agents-in-chicago-heading-to-charlotte\/\">going down<\/a> to Charlotte and New Orleans. The leader of the operation at-large is Gregory Bovino, the chief patrol agent of the El Centro, California, region.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">US Border Patrol taking in North Michigan Ave. on Sunday. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yubc9QQEv3\">pic.twitter.com\/Yubc9QQEv3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Pearson (@rap30) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rap30\/status\/1972364289814962361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Agents have been met by protesters and riots in some cities as some residents fight the arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As far as Border Patrol&rsquo;s next move, Banks said his agents stand ready but remain at ICE&rsquo;s beck and call.<\/p>\n<p>Although it may appear that Border Patrol goes to whichever city it chooses, Banks said his agents are supporting ICE.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will continue to provide the manpower and resources to support ICE anywhere they need it in the United States of America to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-touts-aggressive-executive-actions-first-week-to-house-gop-conference-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... touts aggressive executive actions first week to House GOP conference - Washington Examiner\">eradicate illegal immigration<\/a> in this country,&rdquo; Banks said.<\/p>\n<p>Having Border Patrol agents operate within the country, as opposed to only on the border, is also intended to send a message to illegal immigrants, Banks said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every time we kick off a new city and operation at-large, we watch our self-deports under CBP Home [phone app] go up. We watch attempts to enter the country on the border illegally &mdash; we watch them go down because it sends a clear message that you don&rsquo;t just have to get past the U.S. Border Patrol at the river or along the international line with Canada,&rdquo; Banks said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The DHS touted in early December that 1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-1-9-million-illegals-apprehended-at-u-s-mexico-border-in-2021-costing-10-billion\/\" title=\"Report: 1.9 Million Illegals ...ed at U.S.-Mexico ... in 2021, Costing  Billion\">9 million illegal immigrants<\/a> in the U.S. had voluntarily departed the U.S. since Trump took office.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3918294\/fewer-foreign-students-applying-us-colleges-trump-visa-crackdown\/\">FAR FEWER FOREIGN APPLICANTS TO U.S. COLLEGES AMID TRUMP&rsquo;S VISA CRACKDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bovino warned in a post to X in early December that &ldquo;Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte were just the beginning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are going to arrest you&hellip; do you understand?&rdquo; Bovino&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CMDROpAtLargeCA\/status\/1996268042804977972?s=20\">post<\/a> stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Border Patrol will arrest migrants nationwide in 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2524495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25301638786061.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[33146,33709,8675,49347,36382],"class_list":["post-2524494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-border-patrol","tag-border-security","tag-deportations","tag-immigration-enforcement","tag-immigration-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25301638786061.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2524494"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2524498,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524494\/revisions\/2524498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2524495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2524494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2524494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2524494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}