U.S. Border Patrol says there’s been an unusually high number of chases involving its agents and people they tried to pull over near the border in San Diego this month.

A recent change in Border Patrol’s chase policy may have prevented his death. It says agents cannot continue a vehicle pursuit when the only apparent violation is failure to yield.

The increasing number of deaths adds urgency to questions about when and how agents should engage in high-speed chases as they pursue smugglers and migrants.

After a nearly 30-minute-long pursuit, Border Patrol agents on Monday arrested a suspected migrant smuggler in El Paso.

High-speed chases, higher death tolls In the past five years, 13 people in southern New Mexico have died in a Border Patrol car chase.

A new policy calling for restraint by Border Patrol officers in vehicle chases is warranted. Training and public transparency are keys to its success.

At least three House members from border districts are celebrating passage of a bill enhancing penalties for individuals fleeing law enforcement at high speeds within 100 miles of Mexico or Canada.

A ProPublica and Los Angeles Times investigation finds that Border Patrol chases often result in injuries, and sometimes death.