Border Patrol Agent Suicides
I guess you could say that I am somewhat of an expert on Border Patrol agent suicides. I have lost many a good friend in the agency to...
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Jenn Budd
Former Senior Patrol Agent turned immigrant rights activist.
Jenn Budd
- Oct 25, 2022
Biden Administration's Intended Coverup of the BPCITs
I was 50 years old when I learned that the Alamo was not fought over Texas independence but over slavery. I am a college educated woman,...
Jenn Budd
- Jul 17, 2022
OPR Once Again Covers Up Border Patrol Misconduct in Horse Patrol Investigation
While Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Commissioner Chris Magnus would like Americans to know that he is dedicated to transparency...
Jenn Budd
- Jul 9, 2022
It's Time to End Immigration Deterrence Policies
On June 27, 2022, a group of asylum seekers were discovered locked in a tractor trailer abandoned on the side of a road in the San...
Jenn Budd
- Jun 16, 2022
Border Patrol Bragging about Brutality is Part of the Culture
Being sold by Old Patrol HQ , a Facebook group of current and former Border Patrol agents. Recently, media outlets have seized onto the...
Jenn Budd
- Jun 9, 2022
Border Patrol's Gremlin Unit & Constitutional Rights
The Supreme Court of the United States has decided in Egbert v. Boule that Border Patrol agents cannot be held liable for violating...
Jenn Budd
- May 20, 2022
Title 42 is bad for asylum seekers, for Border Patrol agents and it is bad for our national security
Day after day, the mantra is the same: if Biden lifts the pandemic emergency health policy known as Title 42, thousands of migrants will...
Jenn Budd
- Apr 22, 2022
The Border Patrol Union is a National Security Threat
In 2020, former President Donald Trump designated the U.S. Border Patrol and its parent agency, CBP (Customs and Border Protection), as...
Jenn Budd
- Apr 14, 2022
How Dems Can Win on Immigration
Midterms are coming. At the moment, Republicans are trying to make the southern border the main voting issue, and they are succeeding....
Jenn Budd
- Oct 6, 2021
An Asylum System is Essential for National Security
In March of 2020, former President Trump enacted Title 42 under federal pandemic law with the stated intention that it would help prevent...
Jenn Budd
- Sep 21, 2021
Border Patrol Whipping Haitians is Standard Behavior
Is this normal behavior for Border Patrol agents? Are agents issued whips to use on migrants? Did CBP really not know about the Haitian...
Jenn Budd
- Sep 2, 2021
Biden's Latest Immigration Policy Breaks the Law
Photo by Adam Schultz It's understandable if you have not heard the latest cruel immigration policy in regard to Central American asylum...
Jenn Budd
- Aug 29, 2021
Dona Taide
Dona Taide and husband Jose at their grandson's memorial. Photo taken by John Kurc. I first saw her in 2019 in Washington D.C. To those...
Jenn Budd
- Aug 22, 2021
A Refugee is a Refugee
Photo taken by Scott Nicol. McAllen, Texas. Like many Americans, I have spent the last couple of weeks listening and watching media about...
Jenn Budd
- Jul 27, 2021
How Border Patrol Agents Get Away with Murder
Photo taken by John Kurc. There is a little known saying within law enforcement circles that if you are looking to commit rape, sexual...
Jenn Budd
- Jul 16, 2021
They are Still Separating Families
Las Americas in El Paso, Texas I recently spent ten days driving the southern border from San Diego, California to El Paso, Texas. I made...
Jenn Budd
- Jul 7, 2021
There is No Asylum
Photo by John Kurc. Twitter @MoiDarwin I am always hopeful when I visit migrant shelters. When Linda Rivas, attorney for Las Americas in...
Jenn Budd
- May 17, 2021
Changing the Border Narrative
Much of the public discussion of our southern border today is one-sided. It is most often created by those with the most power and the...
Jenn Budd
- May 17, 2021
The Border Patrol is the Crisis
It’s no surprise that there are claims of a new crisis on our border. A new year, a new administration, new policies in regard to who can...
Jenn Budd
- May 17, 2021
Border Patrol Running Media Campaign Against Biden Administration
When the sun came up this morning on day two of the new Biden/Harris administration, I scrolled through the list of new CBP (Customs and...
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