Border Patrol Test 2 2025 – Study Guide & Exam Review
What is "La Linea" referring to in DeLeon's book?
a) The line of people waiting to send gifts back to their loved ones in Guatemala.
b) A strip of land in Nogales where migrants, either returning or crossing, congregate by the
border.
c) The line of people managed by Border Patrol who are waiting to be processed.
d) The geographic line between the U.S. and Mexico. - correct answer ✔✔ b) A strip of land in
Nogales where migrants, either returning or crossing, congregate by the border.
Overall apprehensions at the southwest border dropped dramatically in the last two years by
almost half. Which categories dropped the most?
a) Family Units, Unaccompanied children, Mexican adults
b) Family Units, Mexican Single adults, Central American single adults
c) Family Units, Unaccompanied children, Central American single adults
d) Mexican single adults - correct answer ✔✔ c) Family Units, Unaccompanied children, Central
American single adults
In chapter four of The Shadow of the Wall, Slack et al. states that Operation Streamline officially
began in the ... border patrol sector.
A. Tucson
B. El Paso
C. Del Río
D. Yuma - correct answer ✔✔ C. Del Río
, ... is an enforcement program with the explicit directive of breaking smuggling networks.
A. Alien Transfer and Exit Program
B. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
C. Border Patrol
D. Consequence Delivery System - correct answer ✔✔ A. Alien Transfer and Exit Program
What was Operation Blockade (the inspiration for Prevention through Deterrence) renamed into
because of its conflict with military terminology?
a) Operation Stop Those Migrants
b) Operation Hold the Line
c) Operation Bluebird
d) Operation Desert Wall - correct answer ✔✔ b) Operation Hold the Line
In 2020, according to data presented in lecture, which group was the only one to increase in
apprehensions/encounters compared to 2019?
a.) Family units
b.) Unaccompanied children
c.) Mexican single adults
d.) Central American single adults - correct answer ✔✔ c.) Mexican single adults
(President ) had a higher average of deportations, while (President ) concentrated a lot on
border control and the social construction of the border, and as a result, there was a reduction
in the resources for deportations during this president's term.
What is "La Linea" referring to in DeLeon's book?
a) The line of people waiting to send gifts back to their loved ones in Guatemala.
b) A strip of land in Nogales where migrants, either returning or crossing, congregate by the
border.
c) The line of people managed by Border Patrol who are waiting to be processed.
d) The geographic line between the U.S. and Mexico. - correct answer ✔✔ b) A strip of land in
Nogales where migrants, either returning or crossing, congregate by the border.
Overall apprehensions at the southwest border dropped dramatically in the last two years by
almost half. Which categories dropped the most?
a) Family Units, Unaccompanied children, Mexican adults
b) Family Units, Mexican Single adults, Central American single adults
c) Family Units, Unaccompanied children, Central American single adults
d) Mexican single adults - correct answer ✔✔ c) Family Units, Unaccompanied children, Central
American single adults
In chapter four of The Shadow of the Wall, Slack et al. states that Operation Streamline officially
began in the ... border patrol sector.
A. Tucson
B. El Paso
C. Del Río
D. Yuma - correct answer ✔✔ C. Del Río
, ... is an enforcement program with the explicit directive of breaking smuggling networks.
A. Alien Transfer and Exit Program
B. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
C. Border Patrol
D. Consequence Delivery System - correct answer ✔✔ A. Alien Transfer and Exit Program
What was Operation Blockade (the inspiration for Prevention through Deterrence) renamed into
because of its conflict with military terminology?
a) Operation Stop Those Migrants
b) Operation Hold the Line
c) Operation Bluebird
d) Operation Desert Wall - correct answer ✔✔ b) Operation Hold the Line
In 2020, according to data presented in lecture, which group was the only one to increase in
apprehensions/encounters compared to 2019?
a.) Family units
b.) Unaccompanied children
c.) Mexican single adults
d.) Central American single adults - correct answer ✔✔ c.) Mexican single adults
(President ) had a higher average of deportations, while (President ) concentrated a lot on
border control and the social construction of the border, and as a result, there was a reduction
in the resources for deportations during this president's term.
