127 U.S. border or customs employees have been arrested since 2004 , an official says . The number of arrests has dropped dramatically in recent years as the Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents focus on more serious crimes such as smuggling drugs into the country and human smuggling. Today , the Border Patrol counts more than 20,700 agents , more than double its size in 2004 . The Anti-Border Corruption Act will help , an official says .
127 U.S. border or customs employees have been arrested since 2004 , an official says . The number of arrests has dropped dramatically in recent years as the Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents focus on more serious crimes such as smuggling drugs into the country and human smuggling. The Anti-Border Corruption Act will help , an official says .