NEW ORLEANS, La.–The New Orleans Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol is now under new leadership. Gregory K. Bovino was promoted to Chief Patrol Agent July 9, 2018, to lead border security and law enforcement for a complex sector that includes 694 miles of coastal border and encompasses 516 counties and parishes in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,… Keep Reading
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