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Episode "City Under Siege"

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  • Agents prepare to bust a suspected
  • Suspected illegal immigrants lined up along the wall in the processing facility.
  • Agents process immigrants in the field who try to cross the border illegally.
  • Border Patrol agents watch surveillance cameras from headquarters to monitor the border of Nogales.
  • A customs and border protection agent loads up his weapons and gear by an armored vehicle.
  • Air & Marine Blackhawk helicopter. Immigrants trying the cross the border can be spotted from the air. When they are in danger of getting lost and dying of dehydration, customs and border protection agents must find and save them. The Blackhawk helicopters are also used to find drug smugglers.
  • Border Patrol agent wears a mask to prevent the spread of swine flu.
  • Air & Marine Blackhawk helicopter. Immigrants trying the cross the border can be spotted from the air. When they are in danger of getting lost and dying of dehydration, customs and border protection agents must find and save them. The Blackhawk helicopters are also used to find drug smugglers.

  • Border Wars City Under Siege 08

    Agents prepare to bust a suspected "stash house." These customs and border protection agents prevent drugs and illegal immigrants from entering the United States.

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    Suspected illegal immigrants lined up along the wall in the processing facility.

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    Agents process immigrants in the field who try to cross the border illegally.

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    Border Patrol agents watch surveillance cameras from headquarters to monitor the border of Nogales.

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    A customs and border protection agent loads up his weapons and gear by an armored vehicle.

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    Air & Marine Blackhawk helicopter. Immigrants trying the cross the border can be spotted from the air. When they are in danger of getting lost and dying of dehydration, customs and border protection agents must find and save them. The Blackhawk helicopters are also used to find drug smugglers.

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    Border Patrol agent wears a mask to prevent the spread of swine flu.

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    Air & Marine Blackhawk helicopter. Immigrants trying the cross the border can be spotted from the air. When they are in danger of getting lost and dying of dehydration, customs and border protection agents must find and save them. The Blackhawk helicopters are also used to find drug smugglers.