Arizona Sen. Gallego introduces bill to exempt some military, veterans and law enforcement from CBP polygraph tests, aiming ...

Rep. Henry Cuellar added an amendment to a Homeland Security bill letting CBP waive polygraphs for cleared applicants like ...

As Border Patrol struggles to fill its ranks, a bill from GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw would waive the contentious polygraph requirement for certain prospective agents.

The CBP said in its statement, “Effective June 2017, all polygraph examiners were notified that they are required to use on-call adjudicators when potentially disqualifying information is ...

“CBP is the only federal agency with a congressional mandate that all front-line officer applicants receive a polygraph test,” said Tony Reardon, national president of the union.

Polygraph test failures are not a new concern for Border Patrol agents. Two out of three CBP applicants who took a polygraph failed, The Associated Press reported in 2017.

Border Patrol has a much higher polygraph failure rate than comparable federal agencies, ... asking to remain anonymous because he currently works as a police officer in Texas.

DHS says that 2,300, or early 20% of applicants, were administered polygraph exams. CBP plans to hire an additional 5,000 border patrol agents ...

DHS says that 2,300, or early 20% of applicants, were administered polygraph exams. CBP plans to hire an additional 5,000 border patrol agents ...

Customs and Border Protection spent millions of taxpayer dollars in recent years on polygraph exams for job applicants who admitted to disqualifying criminal acts or drug use on their applications ...