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
- 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
- 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...
Jenn Budd
- May 17, 2021
The Ways Border Patrol Hides Its Rape Culture
I wish I could have said I was surprised, but I wasn’t. When ProPublica released their infamous article about Border Patrol’s private...
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