While the Border Patrol union has become more powerful than ever, the agency has become notorious for recklessness, and rank-and-file agents are leaving en masse. He retired from the Border Patrol in May 2023, but stayed on as union president. He stood by his side in January 2017 when Trump called for hiring thousands more Border Patrol agents. “I have good friends in the Border Patrol who are staunch and dedicated Democrats,” he says. Read the rest of our Border Patrol investigation here.

Source: Fox News August 07, 2024 10:20 UTC