Border Patrol Agent (Reemployed Annuitant)
About the role
This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, throughout all USBP Sectors listed in the announcement. Salary reflects the GS‑12 scale ($91,985.00 at step 1 to $119,583.00 at step 10) and will be adjusted for locality pay or cost‑of‑living expenses upon selection. There is no recruitment incentive associated with this announcement. As a re‑employed annuitant you may select up to two preferred duty locations from the sectors listed (Big Bend, Blaine, Buffalo, Del Rio, Detroit, El Centro, El Paso, Grand Forks, Havre, Houlton, Laredo, Miami, New Orleans, Ramey, Rio Grande Valley, San Diego, Special Operations Group (SOG)*, Spokane, Swanton, Tucson, Yuma; *SOG is located in El Paso, TX). Placement will be based on current vacancy and operational requirements. The appointment is a term position not‑to‑exceed 1/20/2029 or your 60th birthday, whichever occurs first, with a minimum service period of one year. Upon onboarding you will first be assigned for up to one year to support the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, a partnership of over 20 federal and local agencies working to make Washington, D.C. the safest city in America, after which you will transition back to CBP.
Responsibilities
- Use your expertise to prevent illegal entry of aliens into the United States by land, water, or air.
- Enforce criminal provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Laws.
- Seek out and apprehend smugglers or aliens who are in the United States illegally.
- Detect and question persons suspected of violating immigration and customs laws; inspect documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations.
- Prevent and apprehend undocumented noncitizens and smugglers of noncitizens at or near the borders by maintaining surveillance from covert positions, including use of infrared scopes during night operations.
- Interpret and follow tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal entry of persons or contraband.
- Perform farm checks, building checks, traffic checks, city patrols, and transportation checks.
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