WASHINGTON — U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost says she hopes she can inspire other women to sign up with the agency, which has just one female agent for every 20 men. The Border Patrol and its 19,000 agents have been under a constant spotlight. Curbing immigration remains at the top of President Donald Trump’s priorities, and the administration plans to add 5,000 Border Patrol agents. Whether it was the police department or the Border Patrol, I was a police officer, not a female police officer. “There is no one more suited to lead the Border Patrol,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said after her appointment.

Source: National Post September 26, 2018 04:40 UTC