Detention Officer

Albert Feld

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation — Washington, DC

Accident Veteran

End of Watch October 1, 1974

Age 61

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Detention Officer Albert Feld was killed in an automobile crash while transporting 18 illegal aliens just outside of El Centro, California. The United States Border Patrol mini-bus that he was driving veered off of I-8 and struck the back of a tractor-trailer that was parked on the shoulder. Officer Feld and 12 of the illegal aliens were killed in the collision. Officer Feld was a U.S. Navy veteran and served with the United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, three daughters, and seven grandchildren.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detention Officer Feld gave the United States Department of Justice 3 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdjinsddfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 1974

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 61

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Albert Feld served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Detention Officer Albert Feld is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation

of 6 officers

50% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident