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“We have hope. We can take care of our country and our citizens. Do what we took an oath to do. Bring pride back to our agency,” a senior Border Patrol agent in Texas wrote in a text message Wednesday morning. “We felt like we were forced to turn our backs on our country! No more!!!”A third agent, a senior official stationed at the Border Patrol’s headquarters in Washington, described being “relieved” at the outcome.
Under the Biden administration, more than 10.7 million people have been encountered by federal police attempting to enter the country, more than any two-term administration, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protectionmore illegal immigrants to Mexico and other countries, it has also released more than any other administration into the country to await court dates years down the road.“Yesterday America said loud and clear — we demand better.
A fifth Border Patrol employee, a senior agent in California, touted that the change in administration likely means the agency’s enforcement of immigration laws will increase.
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