border patrol
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈbɔrdər pəˈtroʊl/
- Formal
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patrulla fronteriza
- Today's guest is Border Patrol Chief Chris Clem.
- border patrol agents
- border patrol officers
- customs and border patrol
For the last decade, once you're freed from Border Patrol or ICE custody, the alien wins.
- For the last decade, once you're freed from Border Patrol or ICE custody, the alien wins.
- And so in this also TSA as part of the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, Customs, ICE, they all fall under DHS.
- What's happening is we shut down Trump's policy on the border and we pulled funding from the Border Patrol.
- So anything that that they do for the Border Patrol is support.
- And we show up and we get approached by Teegarden bees, Border Patrol.
- You know, no chaos at the border, no, you know, Border Patrol people chasing around in the middle of the night.
- And if they don't have the money because the cartels have stolen their money, then the Border Patrol buys them a ticket and gets reimbursed from FEMA.
Examples
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We are occupied by Border Patrol both physically and virtually.
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We have to send ICE out and Border Patrol out to find them.
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Many of the cases involve border patrol agents.
Academic text (2018) -
You can't just be a border patrol agent.
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The border patrol volunteered to keep an eye on the site until spring.
Academic text (2002) -
In one common fact pattern, a border patrol agent spots a car that the agent suspects is carrying undocumented immigrants.
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The border patrol works tirelessly to ensure national security along the country's borders.
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Agents from the border patrol frequently monitor areas to prevent unauthorized crossings.
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During the summer, the border patrol increased patrols to deter illegal immigration.
Synonyms
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A United States government agency that finds and stops people entering the country without permission
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A federal agency that patrols United States borders to stop people entering the country illegally
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a unit that monitors a country's borders' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'border' (boundary area) with 'patrol' (a unit that watches or inspects an area). This straightforward noun-noun composition follows common morphological patterns and is cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun border patrol comes from the simple image of officers who patrol the border, walking or driving along a country's edge to watch for people or goods trying to cross. That's why it means 'a group that watches and protects a country's borders'.