Thread: Border security bill named after slain ICE agent

Border security bill named after slain ICE agent

It would boost role Congress has over local-state-federal teams of officers.

By Gary Martin


Updated 12:12 a.m., Saturday, March 5, 2011

WASHINGTON — A bill that would honor slain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata was introduced in the House and backed Friday by Texas lawmakers.

The bill would authorize Congress to fund and oversee law enforcement teams consisting of federal, state and local officers to better to improve information sharing and better coordinate investigations into smuggling and trafficking along the Southwest border.

Teams consisting of federal, state and local law enforcement agents, known as BEST Units, are currently under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security. The bill would give lawmakers a bigger role in directing funding, and more oversight.

“When it comes to maintaining border security, collaboration and cooperation are key,â€

I don't know... IMO the way to really honor Agent Zapata would be to refuse to send any more of OUR agents into Messico unarmed!