Oscar
Charleston, SC
Male, 31
Spent a bit over four years (2006-2010) serving as a Border Patrol Agent in Tucson Sector, AZ: the busiest sector in the country. Worked numerous positions, and spent the last year and a half operating/instructing ground radar installations. Duties included: field patrols, transport, processing, control room duties, transportation check, checkpoint operations, static watch duties, etc.
Will there always be a need? Sure. Will that need justify the expense? Unknown. They are good to have, but expensive and time consuming so it's up to the sector if they feel they can justify them.
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It can take a long time. An 85 is likely enough to get into the academy. If they're not on a hiring push, or are on a hiring freeze (most agencies were due to the sequester - so it backed everything up). I scored a 92 or something and it took a while for them to call me, and that was during the hiring push. It may take a while.
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No idea. That's a customs question, not my line of work. Sorry.
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I'm not entirely sure what you mean by paying for the plane ticket of an OTM. Do you mean paying to expedite the return of an OTM to his/her original country, as opposed to them waiting for the OTM flight? I do not believe so. An OTM who is apprehended is being held in a detention center as they have broken the law.
If you have concerns about a relative or friend who may have been apprehended you will have to contact your consulate, who in turn will contact the U.S. and the immigration services. OTM's are held at a number of federal detention centers and processing centers, where they await the return flight to their country of origin.
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Do Mexican authorities help on THEIR side of the border?
Criminal records have varying degrees on passport applications. If you have been issued proper legal paperwork, you're good to go. Background checks and criminal checks will not take place at a border checkpoint unless you are acting suspiciously etc.
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No, but the vehicle used will be entered in the system, and you'll be spending a while answering questions if you show up in that vehicle. If you were not particularly detained/apprehended it should not be a problem. Stop hangin' out with criminals.
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Simple interrogation can break anyone and catch them in a lie.
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