Border Patrol Agent: Federal Border Security & Field Ops

Leoforce; Ormond Beach (FL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking Border Patrol Agents to secure the nation\'s borders and enforce immigration and federal laws.

Duties include patrolling border areas, performing surveillance, and coordinating with other agencies across remote locations along the Northern and Southern borders. This role offers paid training at the Border Patrol Academy and potential incentive bonuses upon completion and location acceptance, with ongoing responsibilities in challenging

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must have maintained primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years, including applicable U.S. protectorates under international law.
• Generally must be under age 40 at the time of appointment, unless an applicable exception applies.
• Certain age exceptions may apply to qualified individuals with prior federal civilian law-enforcement service or eligible veterans' preference.
• Must meet applicable education and/or general work-experience requirements.

Responsibilities

• Patrol assigned border areas to detect and prevent illegal entry into the United States.
• Detect, identify, and apprehend individuals suspected of violating immigration and other federal laws.
• Conduct surveillance, inspections, questioning, and examinations of individuals, vehicles, and property.
• Gather and evaluate information through observation, interviews, documents, and records.
• Respond to and investigate potential border-security and immigration violations.
• Detect and interdict illegal drugs, contraband, and other prohibited items.
• Operate vehicles, communications equipment, surveillance systems, and other law-enforcement technology.
• Prepare reports, maintain records, and document enforcement activities.
• Work with other federal, state, local, tribal, and international law-enforcement agencies.
• Make sound decisions and maintain composure in stressful and potentially hazardous situations.
• Perform duties in remote, rural, mountainous, desert, and other challenging environments.
• Support CBP's mission to protect the nation's borders and national security.

Job description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking Border Patrol Agents to secure the nation\'s borders and enforce immigration and federal laws.

Duties include patrolling border areas, performing surveillance, and coordinating with other agencies across remote locations along the Northern and Southern borders. This role offers paid training at the Border Patrol Academy and potential incentive bonuses upon completion and location acceptance, with ongoing responsibilities in challenging