Border Wars is a documentary

Documentary film

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 television show that follows agents of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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 (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and other divisions of the Department of Homeland Security as they investigate and apprehend illegal alien

Illegal Alien

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s, drug smugglers

Illegal drug trade

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, and other criminals violating U.S. immigration and customs laws. It airs on the National Geographic Channel

National Geographic Channel

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. there are 29 episodes of Border Wars, but the director is still filming new episodes.

Location

Border Wars follows U.S. Border Patrol

United States Border Patrol

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 agents and CBP officers along the U.S.-Mexico border, southern Florida

Florida

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, and Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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