Laura Nguyen+FollowMy Husband is Patrolling Unpaid, While Illegal Immigrants Get Fed on TimeMy husband is a Border Patrol agent. He's considered "essential" and is working in the Texas desert right now, unpaid, chasing cartel scouts. He told me yesterday that the food contracts for the illegal immigrants in their detention facility are "mandatory obligations" and are being paid. So, the people who crossed the border illegally are getting three hot meals a day, while my husband, a federal agent, doesn't know where his next paycheck is. I'm not angry at the immigrants; I'm angry at the hypocrisy. When politicians scream "border security," they won't even pay the men securing it, but they make sure the lawbreakers get fed. It's absurd. #BorderPatrol #ShutdownIrony #PayOurAgents55204052Share
nataliesmith+FollowAs a Border Patrol Agent, I See the NumbersI work in the Tucson Sector, Arizona. A few months ago, the administration issued a new executive order: when daily crossings exceed a threshold (like 2,500), most asylum claims are suspended. Today, that threshold was triggered again. We apprehended a family from Honduras; they walked for two months to get here. Under the new rule, I have to process them for rapid removal instead of letting them into the asylum system. The mother was crying, begging me. I'm just doing my job, but this job makes me feel like a machine, not a person. The policy is made in D.C., but we're the ones who have to look them in the eye and say "no." #BorderPatrol #ImmigrationPolicy #ExecutiveOrder #USBorder #HumanCost13961707Share
