Exclusive: Memo shows border patrol is experiencing 'critical shortages' of frontline workers
Agency warns of tough shifts amid surging immigration numbers.
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By Just the News staff
Updated: September 18, 2021 - 12:20pm
An internal memo within U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows that agency leaders are warning of a major shortage of personnel amid a surge of immigration activity at the country's southern border.
The memo, dispatched on Sept. 17 and obtained by Just the News via a source, warns that Border Patrol "continues to experience critical shortages of frontline personnel due to the rising encounters of individuals attempting to enter the United States without proper authorization along the Southwest Border."
The dispatch comes as immigration officials have been struggling to deal with thousands of Haitian immigrants crossing the U.S. border into the small town of Del Rio, Texas, setting up camp under a bridge and confronting authorities with a logistical nightmare in managing the massive crowd.
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