Amid 'crisis' talk, border agents are actually using firearms at a lower rate
1 / 2In this Feb. 26, 2019, photo, U.S. Border Patrol Customs and Border Protection Chief Carla Provost testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Firearms use by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents has reached a record low. According to data obtained by The Associated Press, there were 15 instances in which officers and agents used firearms during the budget year 2018. In this Feb. 26, 2019, photo, U.S.
There are high-profile exceptions, like the shooting death by agents of a 19-year-old Guatemalan woman who crossed the border near Laredo, Texas, last May, but the firearms low comes as Border Patrol agents and Customs officers face an increase in the number of assaults, according to the data. Following those reviews, major training and policy changes were made. Border Patrol agents now undergo scenario-based drills at the academy and learn how to de-escalate tense situations. They get 64 hours of on-the-job training on use of force. Agents and officers are authorized to use deadly force when there is reasonable belief in an imminent danger of serious physical injury or death to the officer or another person.
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