POLITICS: Today, the situation involving Border Patrol agents’ efforts at lodging complaints stating their disapproval of current duties stems from significant changes in their job responsibilities.
By Michelle Crawford-Sspenter
Under the past administration, Border Patrol agents have focused on securing the border, preventing illegal crossings, and apprehending individuals involved in criminal activities. Since the Biden -Harris administration has taken steps to improve conditions at US border as the volume of migration increases, the plan by the administration is meant to endure the documentation of illegal migrants and move people and paperwork along with alacrity. In the last years, there has been a reasonable increase in entries and, therefore, a notable shift in their duties has, also played a significant role in managing the influx of immigrants at US borders.
Today’s complaints include comments made by agents who indicate that they are now caused to engage spending an excessive of time processing and releasing migrants into the interior of the country.
Agents now perform the duties of processing paperwork, medical screenings, and coordinating transportation.
Today, the complaints are made by agents who are aware ofthe major shift that has driven up the ever increasing number of migrants arriving at the border. Agents complain in regard to being overwhelmed by the activities in the current system and have reached out to the Biden-Harris administration to request that more agents be deployed to the borders to take on roles that are more administrative and humanitarian in nature.
The unidentified agent’s complaints are quite significant in regard to the expression of frustration and dissatisfaction among agents who put forth a claim that their current duties do not align with their original law enforcement mandate.
The Biden administration’s change in policy has led has resulted in a requirement for additional resources to better manage the situation at the border.
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