New Hampshire. During the hearing, Ophardt said Hartness was a Border Patrol agent and described the firearm as a “fully operable” rifle designed to mark the 100th anniversary of the U.S ...

It was quiet on the border. A Border Patrol agent named James Lee was parked in the shade next to a 30-foot fence in Calexico. The windows of his SUV were rolled up, the engine making that noise ...