Faux Hegseth Outrage
What makes anyone think they would not confirm Hegseth? It would be surprising if they did not.
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Jenn Budd
Former Senior Patrol Agent turned immigration rights and Border Patrol accountability activist.
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Sep 25
Trump’s policies created the huge numbers that crossed during the Biden Administration
Donald Trump’s policies created the huge numbers that crossed during the Biden Administration’s first three years.
Jun 28
Democrats must change.
After last night, I can no longer vote for President Joe Biden.
Mar 6
My Border Patrol Records
For quite some time, I and a journalist have been trying to get my Border Patrol records. It took 2 years and a Freedom of Information...
Dec 23, 2023
Media Failing in Another Border Crisis
Everywhere I look, I see headline after headline claiming that Border Patrol agents are overwhelmed by migrants crossing the border. I...
Nov 28, 2023
The Argument of Who Seizes more Narcotics: Border Patrol or CBP.
Quite frequently, the US Border Patrol's Union (National Border Patrol Council) argues that their agents are seizing more narcotics than...
Nov 12, 2023
Do I Hate Border Patrol Agents?
"I am worried about you," he said. "I believe you are so angry about what happened to you in the Border Patrol when you were raped that...
Sep 5, 2023
To trust the DOJ or not to trust the DOJ.
There is a large part of me that wants to believe, wants to trust that the DOJ (Department of Justice) will do the right thing in regard...
Aug 11, 2023
US Immigration Policies are Causing Some Migrants to Become Victims of Debt Bondage
Note: This article uses the term “migrants” to include all those coming to our southern border regardless of their reasons. When...
Apr 12, 2023
How Breitbart Helped Cause a Port Shutdown
Even before Joe Biden won the presidency, anti-immigrant right-wing media group Breitbart was on the Border Patrol beat. They have...
Mar 30, 2023
Sundown McAllen
I love small border towns. There is a unique community of shared cultures and experiences that exists on both sides. My time as an Border...
Mar 27, 2023
Ay Mariposa
The following poem was written by Jesse G. Herrera for Elsa on March 1, 2022, and is published here with his permission. Did he bite off...
Dec 15, 2022
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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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