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Hipolito Acosta
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Hipolito Acosta

Hipolito Acosta is the most highly decorated officer in the history of the U.S. Immigration and Nationalization Service. The son of Mexican-American migrant workers, Acosta rose through the ranks from Border Patrol Agent to a key position in the Department of Homeland Security. Acosta and his wife live in Texas.

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Jun 30, 2012
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Chapter 1 from El cazador de sombras
Jun 20, 2012
El cazador de sombras is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 19, 2012
El cazador de sombras will be released on June 19, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Jun 19, 2012
El cazador de sombras will be released on June 19, 2012 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jun 19, 2012
El cazador de sombras is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jun 19, 2012
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Apr 24, 2012
The Shadow Catcher will be released on April 17, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 17, 2012
The Shadow Catcher is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 17, 2012
The Shadow Catcher is now available in eBook
Apr 17, 2012
The Shadow Catcher will be released on April 17, 2012 in eBook
Apr 17, 2012
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Apr 13, 2012

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2012 Texas Book Festival: Drugs & the Border Panel featuring Hipolito Acosta & C.A. Heifner
Booktv, November 1, 2012
...Hipolito Acosta; C.A. Heifner About the Program From the 17th annual Texas Book Festival on the Capitol Grounds in Austin, Texas, a panel on drugs and the border, featuring Hipolito...
A guide to attending Sunday's Texas Book Festival
Individual.com, October 29, 2012
...Informant," describes what happened after he was arrested with $300,000 worth of marijuana in his car. Hipolito Acosta, author of "The Shadow Catcher: A U.S. Agent Infiltrates Mexico's Deadly Crime Cartels," will join Heifner. Acosta participated in...
2012 Texas Book Festival Author List
KUTRadio, September 12, 2012
...signings, and musical entertainment at the State Capitol in Austin.   via Texas Book Festival    David Abrams Hipolito Acosta Bruce Aidells Ayad Akhtar Katherine Applegate Gustavo Arellano Jami Attenberg Avi Paolo Bacigalupi ...
Awards Week marks end of the Summer Reading Program
Bossier Press-Tribune, July 24, 2012
...Blind” by Iain Murray “The Shadow Catcher: A U.S. Agent Infiltrates Mexico's Deadly Crime Cartels” by Hipolito Acosta “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life” by Daniel G. Amen, M.D. “The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating” by...
2012 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Interview with Hipolito Acosta, "The Shadow Catcher: A U.S. Agent Infiltrates Mexico's Deadly Crime Cartels"
Booktv, July 9, 2012
...American History TV C-SPAN Radio Presidential Libraries American Presidents C-SPAN Video Library Q&A American Writers C-SPAN in the Community StudentCam Blair House Capitol Hearings Students & Leaders Booknotes Capitol...
Retired immigration officer shares his perspective
College Media Network, May 16, 2013
...and do whatever they need to feed their families, a retired immigration officer told the Texas Book Fair. Hipolito Acosta, aut… Source – The Ranger Online Close this frame...
Organized crime expert at Waukegan Public Library
Chicago Daily Herald, August 1, 2012
...Hipolito Acosta, one of the most highly decorated officers in the history of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, will speak about his new book at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4...
Arizona agencies prepare to enforce SB 1070
AZCentral.com, June 27, 2012
...other factors, reasonable suspicion is within reach. The training relies on the expertise of former federal immigration agent Hipolito Acosta to walk Arizona officers through the steps that federal agents take when developing reasonable suspicion that a...
Video: SCOTUS decides against immigration law
MSNBC, June 25, 2012
...Hipolito Acosta, a former border patrol agent and District Director for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, explains how he would have voted on the controversial Arizona immigration law. Share This: The...