Border Patrol Agents Told to Not Chase All Vehicles That Flee

Border Patrol agents and a K-9 inspect vehicles at the Javier Vega, Jr., Border Patrol checkpoint in Sarita, Texas, on March 20, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—Border Patrol agents will soon be limited in chasing vehicles that flee from them, under new rules unveiled in January and set to take effect in May.

Agents must determine that vehicular pursuits are “necessary and objectively reasonable” under the rules, and they can terminate a pursuit at any time without fear of questioning from superiors.