Frontline Border Patrol Agent: Protecting U.S. Borders

U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Brackettville (TX); On-site; USD 92,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary offset waiver

Expedited pre-employment process

Accelerated re-entry training

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is seeking a reemployed annuitant Border Patrol Agent. The role supports protecting U.S.

borders by land, air, and sea, with duties including inspection of documents and apprehension of unauthorized entrants. Eligible reemployment may include dual-compensation waivers and an accelerated re-entry program. The position starts at $91,985 (GS-12, Step 1) to $119,583 (GS-12, Step 10) with locality adjustments as

Responsibilities

• Protect the homeland by preventing illegal entry of aliens by land, water, or air.
• Enforce criminal provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Laws.
• Seek out and apprehend smugglers or aliens who are in the United States illegally.
• Detecting and questioning persons 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 by surveillance from covert positions, including infrared scopes during night operations.
• Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways using government assets such as vehicles, horses, vessels, watercraft, off-road vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and motorcycles.

Job description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is seeking a reemployed annuitant Border Patrol Agent. The role supports protecting U.S.

borders by land, air, and sea, with duties including inspection of documents and apprehension of unauthorized entrants. Eligible reemployment may include dual-compensation waivers and an accelerated re-entry program. The position starts at $91,985 (GS-12, Step 1) to $119,583 (GS-12, Step 10) with locality adjustments as