Border Patrol Agent: Protect Borders & Enforce Law

U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and other insurance

Thrift Savings Plan

Annual and sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring Border Patrol Agents (BPAs) to join the Federal Law Enforcement Officer corps. The role involves detecting and questioning individuals suspected of violating immigration and customs laws, inspecting documents, and preventing illegal entries near borders.

Agents will patrol borders using diverse assets and may receive a bonus in academy completion. BPA candidates should have a bachelors degree or related education, and one year of general or

Qualifications

• One year of general work experience demonstrating the ability to take charge, make sound decisions, and maintain composure in stressful situations; to learn regulations, methods, and techniques.
• A bachelors degree or successful completion of a full four-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university; a combination of work experience and college education.
• One year of specialized work experience showing the skills necessary to make sound judgments, analyze information rapidly, and perform arrests in a law enforcement capacity.

Responsibilities

• Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and customs laws and inspecting documents to determine citizenship or violations.
• Preventing and apprehending undocumented noncitizens and smugglers at or near the borders using surveillance from covert positions.
• Performing farm, building, traffic, city, and transportation checks.
• Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways using various assets to accomplish the USBP Mission.
• Make sound judgments and decisions in the use of firearms and analyze information rapidly to make arrests after required training.

Skills

Firearms

Questioning people

Investigations

Decision making

Surveillance

Education

Bachelors degree with superior academic achievement

Graduate-level education related to law enforcement

Tools

Surveillance technology

Job description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring Border Patrol Agents (BPAs) to join the Federal Law Enforcement Officer corps. The role involves detecting and questioning individuals suspected of violating immigration and customs laws, inspecting documents, and preventing illegal entries near borders.

Agents will patrol borders using diverse assets and may receive a bonus in academy completion. BPA candidates should have a bachelors degree or related education, and one year of general or