Female agents are so rare in the U.S. Border Patrol that they have their own nickname: the Fearless 5%. It’s meant as a badge of honor, but the title is a bold admission of the agency’s inability to recruit or retain women.
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Migrant Children Died on Border Patrol Chief’s Watch. Then She Ran an Emergency Shelter Under Biden.
Carla Provost came under scrutiny during the Trump administration for child deaths in custody, family separation and her membership in a xenophobic Facebook group.
Posted inBorder Patrol, Criminal Justice, Immigration, The Trump Era
Staff describe Georgia immigrant detention center as ‘ticking bomb’
Stewart Detention Center, where two immigrants died, had no psychiatrist and dangerously low staffing levels, internal records show.
Posted inBorder Patrol, Immigration, Kids on the Line, The Trump Era, The Wall
Here’s how ICE sent children seeking asylum to adult detention centers
Two teens fleeing violence in war-torn countries sought asylum in the U.S. A Texas dentist’s report helped ICE send them to adult detention centers.
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Border Patrol won’t tell us how they send people back. So we sued
The Border Patrol gives agents wide latitude to immediately deport migrants. We want to know what kind of guidance it offers those agents.
Posted inAccountability, Border Patrol, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Money and Politics, National Security, The Wall
We’re suing the government over border wall spending records
With so much taxpayer money at stake and few details about how it would be used, we wanted to know how much the government had already spent.
Posted inBorder Patrol, Immigration, Inequality, Kids on the Line, Religion, Religion and Government, The Trump Era
Immigrant girl who challenged Trump administration policy gets abortion
Jane Doe said in a statement: “People I don’t even know are trying to make me change my mind. I made my decision and that is between me and God.”
Posted inBorder Patrol, Criminal Justice, Immigration, Prisons, The Trump Era
ICE violates own policy by locking up pregnant women, complaint alleges
Nine pregnant women were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for as long as three months, according to the complaint.
Posted inBorder Patrol, The Wall
When it comes to Trump, this union is strong
The union that represents nearly 17,000 Border Patrol agents is flexing its muscles like never before.
Posted inAccountability, Border Patrol, National Security
This is how to stop Border Patrol killings with impunity, ex-officials say
Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials file a brief claiming militarization of the agency resulted in unnecessary shootings.