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Article Launched: 9/06/2006 02:21 PM


35 border agents to start training in Artesia (2:30 p.m.)

Times staff report
El Paso Times

Two new Border Patrol classes have been sworn in and will soon begin a 19-week training program in Artesia, N.M.
Of the 35 trainees, 20 are from the El Paso area.

Once trained, the new agents will be assigned to the Deming Border Patrol Station.

At the academy, the new recruits will take classes in criminal law, applied authorities law and nationality law. They will also undergo intensive physical training and Spanish language training.