Border Patrol agents
The number of Border Patrol
agents has more than
doubled in the past 10 years.
The majority of agents are
assigned to the U.S.-Mexican
border, with more than
16,000 on the southwestern
border today.
20 (in thousands)
20,000+
15
9,147
10
5
2001
9,891
2005
2010
Source: Department of Homeland
Security
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