Border Patrol agents joyful over Trump’s return to White House: ‘We have hope'

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Posted on 11/06/2024 8:19:13 PM PST by blueplum

U.S. Border Patrol agents reacted ecstatically to news that President-elect Donald Trump will return to the White House after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris.

“We have hope. We can take care of our country and our citizens. Do what we took an oath to do. Bring pride back to our agency,” a senior Border Patrol agent in Texas wrote in a text message Wednesday morning. “We felt like we were forced to turn our backs on our country! No more!!!”...

Paul Perez, president of the National Border Patrol Council union, told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday that he expects the incoming Trump-Vance administration to end the use of “catch and release,” or the automatic release of illegal immigrants into the country....

“We look forward to making crime illegal again. The men and women who protect the nation’s borders are excited that we now have the strongest advocate for border security on our side (again),” said Perez...

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...

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