Marfa, Texas – The U.S. Border Patrol has announced today that the Marfa sector will change its name to the Big Bend sector. The change will officially take place on October 1.
“The name change
better reflects the area of responsibility of our Sector,” said Chief
Patrol Agent John J. Smietana Jr. “All of our line stations and our
headquarters are within the area known as the Big Bend of Texas.
“The
change will be meaningful to our many state, local and federal partners
as we continue to expand our collaborative efforts,” Smietana said. “We
are active participants in the Big Bend Area Law Enforcement Officers
Association and the name change will help curb the public misconception
that our only jurisdiction is Marfa.”
The sector began with two “mounted inspectors” in 1924. At that time the sector was part of the Big Bend district.
The
Big Bend sector has the most international border miles of any sector
on the southwest border. The sector’s 510 miles of border is about 25
percent of the total U.S. border with Mexico.
The
sector includes almost 700 Border Patrol agents and about 50 support
employees. The sector comprises 165,154 square miles and includes 78
Texas counties. The state of Oklahoma is also within the sector.
The sector headquarters will remain in Marfa.
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the
Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and
protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of
entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out
of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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