The National Border Patrol Council is the labor organization representing all (currently about 9,000) non-supervisory U.S. Border Patrol employees. It is affiliated with the American Federation of Government Employees and the AFL-CIO, and has 15 constituent Locals. More than 5,400 employees voluntarily pay membership dues.

Founded in 1965, the National Border Patrol Council aggressively and effectively represents employees through negotiations, litigation and legislative action provided by a nationwide network of several hundred well-trained and dedicated volunteer activists and a small staff of extremely capable professionals.