On the Canadian border, agents look for footprints in snow or mud, a hole in a fence or a rock painted orange as a meeting point anything that could hint at illegal crossings. Down south, agents pull giant tires behind trucks to smooth dirt roads so footprints are more easily noticed.
"It's almost a game of cat and mouse we change one thing, they change another," one agent said.
Illegal immigration is a constant issue in the United States, focused on the southern border. In the north, far fewer agents patrol a vast and often treacherous landscape.
Agents at the Pembina Border Station patrol a stretch of the border that runs from North Dakota through Minnesota. It's a job that can be 95% dull 5% dangerous.
Agents at the Pembina Border Station patrol a stretch of the border that runs from North Dakota through Minnesota. It's a job that can be 95% dull 5% dangerous.
Agents at the Pembina Border Station patrol a stretch of the border that runs from North Dakota through Minnesota. It's a job that can be 95% dull 5% dangerous.