Border Patrol agents intercept immigrants near Eagle Pass, Texas, in August. Under the so-called “remain in Mexico” policy, asylum-seekers can be sent to Mexico while their claims are heard, but ...
In the second half of his first term, the Border Patrol hired more than 3,500 agents but lost more than 3,100 to attrition, according to the GAO. That tracks with projections issued early in Trump ...
By then, there were 19,740 agents, 88 fewer than when Trump had been sworn in. In the second half of his first term, the Border Patrol hired more than 3,500 agents but lost more than 3,100 to ...