{"id":24531,"date":"2021-05-18T16:44:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T20:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=24531"},"modified":"2021-05-18T16:44:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T20:44:59","slug":"border-agents-stressed-biden-crisis-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2021\/05\/18\/border-agents-stressed-biden-crisis-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Patrol Agents are Frustrated and Exhausted as the Crisis Rages On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since President Joe Biden took office, apprehensions at the southern border have skyrocketed, reaching nearly 179,000<\/a> in April alone. This year-to-date, 749,613 migrants have been apprehended, a 196 percent increase from this point in FY 2020. Furthermore, it is important to remember that these numbers do not include all of the migrants who enter the United States undetected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With no end in sight, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Border Patrol agents are growing more and more frustrated with President Biden\u2019s handling of the crisis as agents are overwhelmed, understaffed and exhausted. So much so that according to a Reuters<\/a><\/em> report, many agents are considering early retirement and others have begun referring to themselves as \u2018U.S. Welcome Patrol.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the agency is used to an ever-changing approach\nbetween Republican and Democratic administrations, many agents claim that they\nhave \u201cnever experienced such a dramatic pendulum swing.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The administration continues to tie the hands of immigration enforcement agencies. One of the most recent actions prohibits<\/a> the lawfully accurate terms \u201cillegal alien\u201d and \u201calien\u201d when referring to unlawfully present migrants, citing the terms as being too \u201cpolitically incorrect.\u201d The administration is proving to care more about the politics of it all than the safety of the American people and the agencies tasked with protecting them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make matters worse, President Biden just nominated Chris\nMagnus, a Tucson Police chief to lead CBP. Magnus has refused to cooperate with\nCBP and Border agents in the past, putting \u201cpolitics over rule of law and oath\nof office.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These new policy directives, in addition to the catch and\nrelease policy, are pushing Border agents to their edge. Rosemarie Pepperdine,\na Border Patrol agent working in Casa Grande, Arizona, told Reuters<\/em>, “We\nhave so many people coming across, and then we’re out there killing ourselves\nto catch them, rescue them or whatever it is, and then they’re being released. Why\neven bother?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Biden administration continues to worsen the crisis with\nno regard for how this affects the safety, morale and daily life of border\nagents. The influx of migrants coming to our border is a direct result of the\nadministration\u2019s actions as they continue to politicize immigration and\nprioritize radical policies. If Biden doesn\u2019t correct course soon, he will\ncreate an even worse staffing shortage in an agency that is already running on\noverdrive. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since President Joe Biden took office, apprehensions at the southern border have skyrocketed, reaching nearly 179,000 in April alone. This year-to-date, 749,613 migrants have been apprehended, a 196 percent increase from this point in FY 2020. Furthermore, it is important to remember that these numbers do not include all of the migrants who enter the<\/p>\n

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