Why border patrol fails

Aside from prompt, transparent investigation and discipline of agents involved, Border Patrol leadership at all levels must be held to account as well. The Biden administration appointed Ortiz without explaining how a year veteran of the Border Patrol could be a needed change agent for a deeply flawed and entrenched culture.

Indeed, before taking office, Ortiz said he did not plan to make any drastic changes. He claimed their actions were most likely just an attempt to control the horses. No one should be taken in by the Homeland Security crisis-management playbook. Unless Congress investigates Border Patrol and forces reforms, we will get yet another whitewash. Chris Rickerd is an immigration and border policy consultant based in Brownsville, Texas. Op-Ed: Think Facebook is invincible? All Sections. Read more at CBP.

Log in to leave a comment. Sign in Join. Sign in. Privacy Policy. Sign up. Password recovery. Forgot your password? Get help. Create an account. Saturday, November 13, By Homeland Security Today. From the years , the amount of undocumented immigrants more then doubled from 4. Another unforeseen consequence of the current border policy has been a significant increase in the amount of human trafficking crime.

As many of the crossing points switch from cities to remote areas situated in dangerous mountainous and dessert terrain, the border crossers often require the help of guides to cross.

A large market of undocumented immigrants for human traffickers has been created by the new policy. According to Border Patrol statistics, the percentage of undocumented immigrants apprehended along the southwest border who were reportedly smuggled into the US rose from 5.

Perhaps the most unfortunate result of border militarization has been the escalating numbers of border-crosser deaths. As stated above, the fortification of the main urban crossing centers has pushed the border-crossers into more extreme and dangerous terrain.

For example, the Sonora desert, stretching through parts of California, Arizona, and New Mexico contains many isolated and remote regions that are popular crossing points. In the summer, the highs can exceed degrees and the temperatures may top degrees for 90 to straight days.