Introduction -- The Bowie lawsuit challenge to the El Paso Border Patrol -- Operation Blockade/Hold-the-Line : the Border Patrol reasserts control -- The border wall campaign -- Human rights issues and the El Paso Border Patrol -- Into the new century : continuity, change, and the return of old problems -- Conclusion
Summary
"An in-depth study of the groundbreaking Operation Blockade/Hold-the-Line that was initiated by the El Paso Border Patrol in September 1993, and related human-rights issues. This operation was a radical departure from previous Border Patrol enforcement--a shift in focus from apprehending unauthorized border crosses to deterring such border crossing in key urban areas and diverting potential crossers elsewhere. When Silvestre Reyes, a new, enterprising El Paso Border Patrol sector chief, aptly sized up and seized upon local conflicts over rights issues and other conditions, he fundamentally changed the unit's immigration enforcement efforts in ways that would resonate far beyond his sector"--Preface and acknowledgments, page [ix]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-286) and index
