Welcome to the US Border Patrol, San Andreas Sector

A division of the United States Customs and Border Protection

Vision Statement:

Enhancing the nation’s security through innovation, intelligence, collaboration and trust; Protect the American people, safeguard our borders, and enhance the nation’s economic prosperity.

Enduring Mission Priorities:

  • Counter Terrorism – Anticipate, detect and disrupt the threat of terrorists, their weapons and actions to protect the people and economy of the United States.
  • Combat Transnational Crime – Detect, deter and disrupt transnational organized crime that threatens U.S. national and economic security interests at and beyond the border.
  • Secure the Border – Protect the Homeland through the air, land and maritime environments against illegal entry, illicit activity or other threats to uphold national sovereignty and promote national and economic security.
  • Facilitate Lawful Trade and Protect Revenue – Enable fair, competitive and compliant trade and enforce U.S. laws to ensure safety, prosperity and economic security for the American people.
  • Facilitate Lawful Travel – Enhance, enable and transform the travel experience by anticipating, detecting and intercepting threats prior to and at ports of entry.

Qualifications:

Prospective Border Patrol Agents must meet the following qualifications before being hired as a Border Patrol Agent Trainee:

  • Have served as a law enforcement officer for within any other agency for no less than two (2) weeks,
  • Have achieved a rank of Lieutenant (or equivalent) or above,
  • Have completed an education course with the San Andreas State Medical Service and become certified as a minimum of an EMT-B
  • Received a letter of recommendation from a higher-ranking law enforcement officer from any department
  • Read this document in it’s entirety

General SOPs:

  • Agents must remain courteous and respectful at all times.
  • Agents must be in proper Border Patrol attire when on duty; any attire is acceptable as long as the attire clearly identifies you as a Border Patrol Agent, with badges, logos, or words prominently displayed.
  • Agents may operate any vehicle available in the garage.
  • All USCBP vehicles must remain in the condition that they come out of the garage – the Border Patrol does not make use of unmarked or slicktop units, nor does the Border Patrol operate HEAT or Pursuit units.
  • Agents may use any weaponry available in the armory without restriction.
  • All Agents are authorized to operate the Patrol’s Air Unit, however the Air Unit may only be operated with a minimum of two (2) agents; one pilot, and one camera operator.

Chain of Command:

  • Border Patrol Agent Trainee
  • Border Patrol Agent
  • Supervisory Border Patrol Agent
  • Special Operations Supervisor (SOS)
  • Watch Commander (WC)
  • Deputy Patrol Agent-In-Charge (D.A.I.C.)
  • Patrol Agent-In-Charge (A.I.C.)

AOP:

  • The Border Patrol maintains a primary AOP (Area of Patrol) of all Ports of Entry into San Andreas, including all airports, docks, helipads, and marinas in the State; as well as all coastline within the State; as well as all areas within 1/4 mile of all Ports of Entry and coastline; as well as all designated inland checkpoints in the State.
  • Agents should patrol all of the above listed AOP as necessary, or monitor inland checkpoints.
  • Agents should not patrol within the State, such as in Los Santos or Blaine County, unless requested by the Los Santos Police Department or San Andreas State police, or unless transiting from a Port of Entry AOP to a Checkpoint AOP.
  • Agents are permitted along the entire length of the Cayo Perico Bridge, but are not permitted to enter the island under any circumstances without the express consent of the Cayo Perico Military Police.
  • Agents may, at their diescretion, deputize willing officers from other departments to assist in Border Patrol activities.
  • Agents may perform traffic stop on citizens outside of AOP for violations unrelated to Border Patrol duties, but must always request a city or state law enforcement officer to take jurisdiction of the traffic stop.

Responding to Dispatch Calls:

  • Agents should not be the first to respond to dispatch calls outside of AOP, unless no other officers from any other departments are available.
  • Agents may respond to dispatch calls outside of AOP at the request of an officer from another department to assist if there are limited numbers of other officers on duty.
  • Agents must always yield jurisdiction to city or state law enforcement if available and when outside AOP.
  • Because all Agents are medically trained, Agents may respond to injured person calls if no Medical Service personnel are available, or if requested to assist by available Medical Service Personnel

Private Property:

  • Border Patrol cannot go onto private land more than 1/2 mile inland of the border without a warrant or consent.
  • Agents may enter onto private land without a warrant within 1/2 miles of the border. However, agents cannot enter a home or dwelling on private land anywhere without a warrant or consent.

Persons in Vehicles:

  •  Border Patrol Agents cannot pull over vehicles to question occupants about their immigration status unless agents have a “reasonable suspicion” of an immigration violation or crime. Reasonable suspicion is more than just a “hunch.”
  •  Agents should always be able to explain the reason for a stop to the driver. 

At Inland Checkpoints:

  • Border Patrol may stop vehicles at certain checkpoints to: (1) ask a few, limited questions to verify citizenship of the vehicles’ occupants and (2) visually inspect the exterior of a vehicle.
  • Agents may send any vehicle to a secondary inspection area for the same purpose: brief questioning and visual inspection.
  • Agents should not ask questions unrelated to verifying citizenship, nor can they hold you for an extended time without cause.

At Border Crossings / Ports of Entry / Coastline:

  • Agents at ports of entry may question people about their citizenship and what they are bringing into the country.
  • Agents may search any person, the inside of any vehicle, and all passenger belongings. Agents do not need a warrant, any suspicion of wrongdoing, or consent.
  • Agents must follow Use of Force rules