EXCLUSIVE: Border Agents From Across The Country Called To ‘Virtually’ Process Migrants Surging Across Southern Border
JENNIE TAER
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER
November 28, 2023
1:05 PM ET
Border Patrol agents along the northern and coastal borders of the U.S. are being asked to help colleagues at the southern border by ramping up virtual processing of migrants encountered after they’ve crossed illegally from Mexico, according to an internal agency memo obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Virtual processing involves agents in one sector meeting with illegal migrants on a video call in another sector to help relieve some of the pressure on federal authorities where the migrant is being held, Border Patrol sources have told the DCNF of the process. As of Monday morning, Border Patrol nationwide had roughly 19,000 migrants in their custody, according to the memo, which was sent Monday.
“We need Northern/ coastal sectors to ramp up their virtually processing support over the weekend,” the message read.
“In general, USBP [U.S. Border Patrol] did a good job managing in-custody numbers throughout the Thanksgiving week, however, the in-custody numbers have now increased due to an average number of low bookouts versus encounters,” the message read.
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/28/exclusive-border-agents-from-across-the-country-called-to-virtually-process-migrants-surging-across-southern-border/
