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Immigration Service moves training to Port Isabel district
The Immigration and Naturalization Service relocated all training schools and a new Port Isabel District office on July 11 at the former Naval Air Station. Charles J. Beechie became District Director. The Border Patrol Academy, moved from El Paso, held its first graduation with 58 cadets. General Joseph M. Swing attended. The Port Isabel District covers the Texas Gulf Coast from the Mexican border to Louisiana, with sub‑offices in Houston Beaumont and Corpus Christi. The alien detention center moved from McAllen to the old hangar. permanent staff to 75 90 families expected, no new buildings. barracks remodeled, admin intact, 27 houses for personnel, completion around February 1962.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration Department
Port Isabel
Naval Air Station
Charles J. Beechie
Border Patrol Academy
el Paso
Joseph M. Swing
Washington, D.C
Advanced Officers Training
Harlow B. Carter
Southwest
San Pedro
Calif
Carter
Southcot
Bsaion
Immigration Service
Houston
Beaumont
Corpus Christi
San Francisco
San Marcos
Texas
Dallas
Oklahoma
San Antonio
John W. Holland
Texas Gulf Coast
Coastal Bend
Shelby County
Hidalgo County
McAllen
Harlon B. Carter
Charles J. Beechis