Like in all professions you have people that want to go against the law and get more money. I am glad that he was caught and now is no longer part of the CBP. I hope this shows that we are doing all we can to root out bad people in positions of authority.
Smarter control for border patrol. As the United States expands surveillance technologies on it southern border with Mexico, operating them effectively grows more challenging. Systems and industrial engineers are building a framework for border surveillance that uses artificial intelligence, based on realistic computer simulations, to integrate data from different sources and respond in real time. Source 6m.
Reports say Border Patrol losing agents faster than it can hire. Two new reports from government watchdog agencies say the Border Patrol is losing more agents per year faster that it can hire new ones, and that border and immigration enforcement agencies face “significant challenges” in hiring and training new personnel. Source 6w.
CBP has to hire 5,000 new Border Patrol agents. It's paying a private company $297 million to help. With a mandate from President Donald Trump to hire 5,000 new Border Patrol agents, Customs and Border Protection awarded a $297 million contract to a private company to help recruit and hire the new agents and other workers. Source 7s.
Geeze! $297 million to HELP hire 7500 agents?!? Over 5 years, but that is insane. Most placement companies get paid 1/2 year salary for high-end hires, which these people might barely qualify. And that's only if they get hired and stay employed for 6 months. Gov't spending has no intelligence behind it, anymore. Hell, give me 10% of that, and I'll find 7500 high-quality border agents!
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A 7-year-old girl who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with her father last week died after being taken into the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol, federal immigration authorities confirmed Thursday. Source 9q.