The U.S. Border Patrol is building up in the New Mexico desert under vast, open sky. The agency’s training academy is receiving a record number of recruits, many of whom are Latino, speak Spanish, and come from familiar border areas. The curriculum has been updated to include more assertive methods, such as vehicle chase training.
As part of a surge that Border Patrol leaders claim represents a broader reset under President Donald Trump’s second term, advanced weaponry is also being introduced. Following months of requests, CNN was given exclusive access to the Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico, where a number of training and operational changes were about to take effect, reflecting new priorities that academy officials claimed they had long desired.
The adjustments also coincide with Trump’s vigorous pursuit of his pledge to deport undocumented immigrants, which has resulted in the deployment of Border Patrol officers to communities far from the border and sparked criticism from Democrats on Capitol Hill, some state leaders, and immigrant organizations. Hundreds of recruits lined up in their green uniforms for a morning inspection on the day CNN visited the academy in late September. Scott Good, the US Border Patrol’s acting deputy chief at the time, spoke to them from DC headquarters
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