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Numerous U.S. Border Patrol agents have revealed the atrocities they see in the course of their work—such as decomposing human remains and sexually assaulted children—combined with the overwhelming influx of foreigners under the Biden administration, which is increasing the rate of suicide among Border Patrol ranks. In extensive interviews with The Free Press on Wednesday, irate officers manning the U.S.-Mexico border discussed their dreadful experiences and described how the situation is contributing to a mental health crisis that is only getting worse.
Another agent, known only as “Juan,” claimed that since he joined the Border Patrol in Rio Grande, Texas, shortly before President Biden was elected, he has almost daily heard accounts of intense violence and rape.
According to Customs and Border Protection statistics, at the very least, 7.6 million migrants have crossed the southern border since Biden took office in January 2021. As a result, agents’ jobs have become an exhausting and never-ending stream of capture, process, interview, and paperwork.
At least 14 agents committed suicide in 2022. This was almost twice as many as in 2020, the year before Biden assumed office, and three times as many as in 2014. Individuals who overdosed on drugs as a means of ending their lives were not included in the suicide rate.
Border Patrol does not release public information regarding suicides, thus, the total number of suicide deaths in 2023 was not disclosed, and agent insiders who spoke with the press did not have the most recent figures for the previous year. Chris Clem, who left the Yuma, Arizona, sector as a chief border agent last year, expressed that many agents are growing “kind of numb” as a result of the horrifying encounters and a general sense of desertion from the Biden administration.
According to seven agents who spoke with the outlet under pseudonyms, they and their peers will not discuss their severe depression or suicidal tendencies with Border Patrol superiors because doing so would most likely get them fired. Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, also explained that those who do ask for mental health assistance are typically put on desk duty, which means they lose out on overtime pay and certain benefits. Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. https://www.oann.com/alerts |
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