{"id":2186471,"date":"2024-02-26T05:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T10:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frustrated-border-agents-want-senate-to-move-on-mayorkas-impeachment\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T05:30:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T10:30:35","slug":"frustrated-border-agents-want-senate-to-move-on-mayorkas-impeachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frustrated-border-agents-want-senate-to-move-on-mayorkas-impeachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Border agents urge Senate to expedite Mayorkas impeachment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrustrated-border-agents-want-senate-to-move-on-mayorkas-impeachment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2186471&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Demoralized\u2063 Border Patrol Agents Warn Against Sabotaging Impeachment Trial of \u2062Homeland Security Secretary<\/h2>\n<p>Border Patrol \u200bagents, feeling \u2064disheartened and dragged \u200dthrough\u2062 the mud, are issuing\u2064 a warning to the Democratic-controlled \u2062Senate regarding the \u200dimpeachment\u2063 trial of Homeland Security \u200bSecretary \u2064Alejandro Mayorkas. Five federal\u200c law enforcement \u200bagents, who\u2062 spoke with\u200d the \u200cWashington Examiner after the House&#8217;s vote, expressed their concerns\u200b that Senate Majority Leader Chuck \u2064Schumer may \u200bdismiss the two\u200c articles and kill the trial before it even begins.<\/p>\n<h3>Agents Demand Accountability<\/h3>\n<p>One California \u2063agent passionately stated, &#8220;I \u200dwant to see\u2063 our government take action!! It took them long enough.&#8221; Another agent, with 20 years of\u2064 experience in the Border Patrol,\u200b emphasized \u200bthe need for a trial, stating, &#8220;There are no consequences for\u2064 smugglers right\u200b now. We have so \u200cmany [people who fail to yield to agents] and smugglers loading\u2063 [vehicles with illegal immigrants] right \u2062on\u2063 the border.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The same agent highlighted\u200d the alarming disparity between \u200cthe number of smuggling cases and the\u200b prosecution rates, revealing that few smugglers face consequences \u2064after being arrested. &#8220;Smuggling is at \u2062its highest. They know we won&#8217;t \u2064prosecute them,&#8221; the agent explained. \u200c&#8221;He\u200c let it get out of control, he is responsible as the\u200b head\u2064 of this \u2064agency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Crisis at \u200cthe Border<\/h3>\n<p>Since\u2064 Mayorkas assumed \u2063office, \u200cover 8 million non-U.S. \u2064citizens have been \u200cencountered at \u200bthe border, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andy-biggs-to-challenge-kevin-mccarthy-for-speaker-position\/\" title=\"Andy Biggs To Challenge Kevin McCarthy For Speaker Position\">majority entering<\/a> the country illegally. The \u2063Washington\u200c Examiner has sought information from the Department of Homeland Security\u2062 regarding prosecution referrals to \u200bthe Justice Department but has \u2062not\u200c received\u200d a response.<\/p>\n<h3>Frustration \u200band Skepticism<\/h3>\n<p>Border Patrol agents expressed frustration and skepticism regarding the potential outcome of the impeachment trial. One Texas agent \u200cexclaimed, &#8220;I \u2063want to\u2064 see him \u200dGONE! Realistically speaking, nothing \u200dwill \u2062happen.&#8221; Another agent stationed at the Border Patrol&#8217;s Washington headquarters voiced \u2064concerns about the possibility of Mayorkas escaping conviction and being replaced by \u200csomeone equally or\u2064 even worse.<\/p>\n<h3>Schumer&#8217;s Resistance<\/h3>\n<p>Senate Republicans have urged Schumer to hold a trial\u2062 when the House sends over the impeachment articles, but rumors suggest that he is\u200d uninterested in doing so. This move would be unprecedented and mark the first time in 22 impeachment efforts that the\u200b articles \u200chave been tabled.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact\u200c on Border Patrol<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the\u200c potential trial and conviction, one Border Patrol \u200bagent expressed doubt that it would have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vaccines-schools-and-racist-insurance-fact-checking-bidens-town-hall-claims\/\" title=\"Vaccines, Schools And Racist Insurance: \u2018Fact-Checking\u2019 Biden\u2019s Town Hall Claims\">significant impact<\/a> \u200don the department&#8217;s morale\u2064 and \u200cmotivation. &#8220;All \u200bthe \u200cwork the \u2062Border Patrol has done over \u200cthe years has essentially been for nothing,&#8221; the agent lamented. &#8220;The morale \u2063and motivation to \u2062go out and work groups has been destroyed and will \u2063take \u200da generation of \u200cagents before it will ever begin to return.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DHS did not provide a comment in response to\u200d the\u2062 Washington Examiner&#8217;s request.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-border-threat-so-taboo-that-few-dare-speak-of-it\/\" title=\"A Border Threat So Taboo That Few Dare Speak Of It\">partisan divide<\/a> surrounding\u200d immigration \u200dpolicy\u2063 impact\u2063 the\u200c efforts\u200b and morale of Border Patrol agents<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063Ion \u2063rate, stating, &#8220;We make all these arrests, but they just end\u2062 up getting released. There&#8217;s no\u2062 accountability. And now we have a\u200c Secretary of Homeland \u2062Security who\u2063 is under\u200b investigation and might not even face trial? It&#8217;s disheartening, to say the least.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another Border Patrol agent raised \u200dconcerns about the message \u2063this potential dismissal would send to the rest of the agency.\u2063 &#8220;If \u200bour own Secretary of Homeland Security can get\u200c away with whatever he wants, what does that say about the integrity\u2064 of \u2062our entire department? It undermines our\u200d efforts and demoralizes\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/william-davis-dhs-closes-shameful-chapter-with-its-whipping-investigation\/\" title=\"William Davis: DHS Closes Shameful Chapter With Its \u201cWhipping\u201d Investigation\">hardworking agents<\/a>\u200d who are\u200b out there every \u2063day trying to\u2062 keep \u2062our borders secure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Partisan Divide<\/h3>\n<p>These agents&#8217; concerns are further exacerbated by\u2062 the ongoing\u200d partisan divide \u2062surrounding immigration \u200dpolicy. The majority of\u2064 Border Patrol agents do not affiliate themselves with a particular political party and are solely focused \u200con enforcing\u200d the law.\u2063 However, they\u200c feel that the impeachment trial is becoming\u2063 just another \u200dexample of the political game \u2063being played \u2063at the expense of national \u200bsecurity.<\/p>\n<p>One agent expressed frustration, stating, &#8220;Politicians on both\u2064 sides of the aisle are using\u2063 our struggle to further\u2062 their \u200cown agendas. It&#8217;s insulting. We&#8217;re tired \u2063of being \u200bcaught in the middle of this political tug-of-war while our job \u200bbecomes more and \u2063more challenging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Plea for Justice<\/h3>\n<p>These\u2062 agents \u2064are calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck \u2064Schumer and the rest of the\u200b Senate to uphold the principles of justice and accountability. They \u2064argue that dismissing the trial before it even begins sends a message\u200b that those in power\u2063 can evade consequences, while \u200bthose on \u2063the\u200c front lines\u2064 are left to deal with the fallout.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-cbp-warns-migrants-not-to-cross-southern-border-amid-extreme-heat\/\" title=\"Ariz. CBP warns migrants not to cross southern border amid extreme heat\">agent stated<\/a>, &#8220;We&#8217;re\u2064 putting our lives \u2064on the line every day to protect our country, \u2063and we deserve to have\u200c faith in our leaders and the system they uphold. If they \u2062dismiss \u2062this trial, it&#8217;s a betrayal of that trust, and it sends a dangerous message to those who \u2064seek to exploit our borders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The Future\u2062 of\u200c Border Security<\/h3>\n<p>The outcome of the impeachment trial of Homeland\u2063 Security \u200bSecretary \u2064Alejandro Mayorkas will undoubtedly have\u2062 far-reaching implications for the \u200dmorale \u200band effectiveness of \u2062Border Patrol agents. The agents we spoke\u200b with fear that \u2063a dismissal \u200cof the trial \u2062will only embolden smugglers\u2064 and further weaken their ability to secure the border.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2064the trial approaches,\u200b these agents hope that their concerns \u2064are heard and\u2062 that justice prevails. \u2064They know the challenges they face on the border are complex and \u200cmultifaceted, but they believe that \u2063a fair and thorough trial\u200c of Secretary Mayorkas is essential to maintaining the integrity of their agency and the \u2064security of the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demoralized Border Patrol agents caution the Democratic-controlled Senate against undermining the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Five federal law enforcement agents, speaking to the Washington Examiner, reveal their tarnished reputation since Mayorkas&#8217; Senate confirmation in February 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2186472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24054578448870.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2186471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24054578448870.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2186471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2186472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2186471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2186471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2186471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}