United States Border Patrol
The US Border Patrol is the federal agency that polices the country's borders between ports of entry.
53 linked stories in all years we hold
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The earliest story we hold is from Oct 14, 2021.
Stories involving United States Border Patrol0 named stories in 2026
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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 0 left, 1 center, 0 right, under 1% of the sources that published that week · 1 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
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| Jan 19, 2026 - Jan 25, 2026 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 71 | 22% |
| Jan 26, 2026 - Feb 1, 2026 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 83 | 24% |
| Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 9, 2026 - Feb 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 8% |
| Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 12% |
| Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 5, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 52 | 15% |
| May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1% |
| Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 107 | 9% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 3% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | under 1% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 26, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1% |
| Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | under 1% |
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Whole record, all years we hold
49 left · 68 center · 37 right: 154 sources on the spectrum, across 53 linked stories.
Everything else16 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Stories that name United States Border Patrol
- Nov 7– 9Nearly $10 million in cocaine seized at border patrol checkpoint7 articles · 6 sources0 left, 4 center, 2 right
- Oct 1Protesters help 2 migrants escape Border Patrol after hours-long standoff on roof in New York2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 0 center, 2 right
- Sep 2China presses the US for answers after a man dies hours after entering ICE custody16 articles · 15 sources4 left, 8 center, 3 right
- Aug 26– 30Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe’s objections17 articles · 16 sources4 left, 8 center, 4 right
- Aug 25– 26San Diego Padres minor league coach is released from ICE custody, family says17 articles · 15 sources5 left, 10 center, 0 right
- Aug 24– 25Former Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino has confrontation with North Carolina bakery owner7 articles · 3 sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Aug 23– 26Father of Navy sailor aboard USS Lincoln released from immigration custody78 articles · 40 sources14 left, 19 center, 5 right
- Jul 7– 9Border Patrol warns of rideshare human smuggling risks in El Paso9 articles · 7 sources1 left, 4 center, 2 right
- May 14– 15US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change54 articles · 28 sources6 left, 15 center, 5 right
- Mar 16– 17Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino expected to retire, sources say27 articles · 19 sources5 left, 8 center, 6 right
Local coverage
- Mar 17Greg Bovino, face of Trump’s mass deportation campaign, to retire after Minneapolis raids6 articles · 3 sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Jan 28Man wounded after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents near US-Mexico border12 articles · 11 sources2 left, 8 center, 1 right