Border Force: America's Gatekeepers

Season 1

This 10-part documentary series follows the works of Customs and Border Protection Officers on the 28 international bridges that connect the United States and Mexico.

Where to Watch Border Force: America's Gatekeepers • Season 1

10 Episodes

Deadly Secret
E1
Deadly SecretAt Laredo Port of Entry an Officer checks a bag that seems to be too heavy for its size. On Laredo Rail Bridge entry Officers find a suspected infestation of invasive insects and at the Immigration Centre they find a stolen passport.
Cartel Ambush
E2
Cartel AmbushA pickup truck with a suspect spare tyre is checked. A van sent back from Mexico for a jammed door, rouses suspicions, a pedestrian falls foul of the controlled substances laws, and the Agricultural team pulls up a moonshine transport.
Suspicious Travelers
E3
Suspicious TravelersEight new recruits join the border force at Laredo. An officer checks a vehicle with fresh sealer in it, while others attend to asylum seekers and immigration hopefuls on the Gateway to the Americas Bridge. The truck entry point has a very busy day.
Cocaine Crackdown
E4
Cocaine CrackdownThe rookies try to balance how little or how much to check in each case, all while being watched by cartel spotters, trying to gain information to defeat the law. A truck driver raises suspicions, and drunk pedestrians cause concern.
The Decoy
E5
The DecoyA canine unit alerts to a vehicle, and then it is all hands on deck for a full check, and later, a vehicle at remote Laredo Colombia Solidarity Bridge shows up suspicious items in the fuel tank, and the hunt is on for hidden trap doors.
5,000 Rounds of Ammunition
E6
5,000 Rounds of AmmunitionA vehicle fuel tank that seems to have been recently worked on attracts attention. At Brownsville Matamoros Bridge, pedestrian foot traffic checks turn up a suspicious person, who is detained for investigation.
2,000 Miles from Home
E7
2,000 Miles from HomeCocaine was once the most smuggled drug, but in recent years, it has been replaced by the cartels most profitable product Meth Amphetamine. It comes in all forms but officers are stunned when they discover over 2 million dollars worth of the drug mixed in with household paint and bottles of beer, and a young person far from home seeks asylum.
Five-Million Dollar Meth Bust
E8
Five-Million Dollar Meth BustCustoms and Border Protection officers uncover 5,000 rounds of ammunition being smuggled across Hidalgo Bridge into Mexico, while in Laredo, an elite team prepares for the extradition of a high value target across the bridge.
Escaping from the Cartel
E9
Escaping from the CartelOfficers note a trend of drugs hidden behind the dashboards of cars. An ominous symbol suggests it is the deadly new drug, Fentanyl. In Laredo a family seek asylum when her eldest son is recruited into the notorious Los Zetas cartel.
Hidden Cocaine
E10
Hidden CocaineA new recruit, just out of training, makes her mark when she finds cocaine hidden in a car. The Customs and Border Protection officers are on the lookout for a kidnapped child, who police fear has been smuggled over the border into Mexico.