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Photo of the Week

Release Date: April 8, 2016
Apr 08, 2016
03:46 pm
Public Affairs

On April 7, 2016, Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Horse Patrol for an operational briefing of capabilities, technologies, and day-to-day work in the Rio Grande Valley.
On April 7, 2016, Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Horse Patrol for an operational briefing of capabilities, technologies, and day-to-day work in the Rio Grande Valley. Official DHS photo by U.S. Border Patrol RGV Sector Field Communications Branch. (DHS Photo by /Released)

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Horses have been an integral part of the U.S. Border Patrol since the 1920s. Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spent a day in the life of the Rio Grande Valley Sector’s Horse Patrol Unit, seeing firsthand how our talented horse patrol agents keep our border secure.

Official DHS photo by U.S. Border Patrol RGV Sector Field Communications Branch | Download High-Resolution Image (640 x 494)

Last Updated: 08/03/2021
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