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Tuesday, February 22, 2011  U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has vowed that the killers of an federal agent will be found and brought to justice.

Monday, February 21, 2011  Hundreds of people attended a Monday evening rosary for slain U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jaime Zapata.

Monday, February 21, 2011  A steady steam of people arrived to pay their respects to slain U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jaime Zapata at the Brownsville Events Center on Monday.

Monday, February 21, 2011  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was added to the line-up of federal officials expected to speak the funeral services for slain ICE Agent Jaime Zapata on Tuesday.

Monday, February 21, 2011  U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will attend and speak at the funeral of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agent fatally shot in Mexico.

Sunday, February 20, 2011  Authorities have released details for the funeral arrangements of slain U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jaime Zapata.

Saturday, February 19, 2011  The family of slain U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jaime Zapata broke their silence to release a statement thanking the community for their support.

Friday, February 18, 2011  The body of slain ICE agent Jaime Zapata is expected to arrive in Brownsville on Friday afternoon.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  The body of slain ICE Agent Jaime Zapata has been flown to a federal medical examiner in Delaware, after the Houston Medical Examiner's Office turned the remains away.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  The body of slain U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jaime Zapata may be in Delaware after being stuck for almost a day in Houston.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  Funeral arrangements for a slain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent remain pending while the privacy of his family in Brownsville is being protected.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  As the outpour of support continues for the family of slain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Jaime Zapata, so do new details surrounding the case.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  A Brownsville man said he only has photographs to remember a friend who worked as a federal agent and was killed in the line of duty in Mexico.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  A steady of stream of relatives, family friends and law enforcement officials came in and out of the family home of fallen ICE agent Jaime Zapata on Wednesday.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  An investigation into an attack that left one American federal agent dead and another wounded continues but officials are wondering if it was intentional or a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time.