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As a Border Patrol Agent, I See the Numbers

I work in the Tucson Sector, Arizona. A few months ago, the administration issued a new executive order: when daily crossings exceed a threshold (like 2,500), most asylum claims are suspended. Today, that threshold was triggered again. We apprehended a family from Honduras; they walked for two months to get here. Under the new rule, I have to process them for rapid removal instead of letting them into the asylum system. The mother was crying, begging me. I'm just doing my job, but this job makes me feel like a machine, not a person. The policy is made in D.C., but we're the ones who have to look them in the eye and say "no." #BorderPatrol #ImmigrationPolicy #ExecutiveOrder #USBorder #HumanCost