{"id":2252786,"date":"2024-05-25T13:04:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T17:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-record-numbers-of-cbp-agents-have-left-since-biden-took-office-we-have-the-numbers\/"},"modified":"2024-05-25T13:05:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T17:05:10","slug":"report-record-numbers-of-cbp-agents-have-left-since-biden-took-office-we-have-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-record-numbers-of-cbp-agents-have-left-since-biden-took-office-we-have-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Article: Surge in CBP Agent Departures Under Biden Administration &#8211; Statistics Revealed"},"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\">24<\/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%2Freport-record-numbers-of-cbp-agents-have-left-since-biden-took-office-we-have-the-numbers%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=2252786&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--><p>Summary: The Biden administration&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-joe-bidens-foreign-policy-reset-will-be-a-disaster\/\" title=\"Why Joe Biden\u2019s Foreign Policy \u2018Reset\u2019 Will Be A Disaster\">open border policies<\/a> have \u200cled\u200b to a significant exodus of Border Patrol agents, with over 4,000 agents \u2062resigning since October 2020. The ongoing crisis, marked by catch-and-release practices and resource shortages,\u2063 has fueled frustration among\u200c agents,\u2064 impacting morale and operational efficiency. The situation underscores the challenges \u2062faced by\u200d law \u2063enforcement at the border.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 25, 2024 at 7:01am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>As President Joe Biden opens the border to let <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-president-trump-issues-warning-swing-states-that-found-massive-voter-fraud-which-is-all-of-them-cannot-legally-certify-these-votes\/\" title=\"IT\u2019S HAPPENING: President Trump Issues Warning \u2013 Swing States that Found MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD, which is all of them, CANNOT LEGALLY CERTIFY these votes\">illegal immigrants<\/a> in, an increasing number of border Patrol agents are walking out, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3011397\/the-biden-effect-border-patrol-has-lost-a-quarter-of-workforce-since-2020-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>, more than 4,000 agents have left the Border Patrol since October 2020, which amounts to almost a quarter of its workforce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe administration is so bad for morale,\u201d an unnamed senior Border Patrol official told the Examiner. \u201cI\u2019m not trying to be political. I\u2019m just speaking facts. It\u2019s become so political. Catch and release is demoralizing for agents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By the numbers, the Border Patrol, part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has more than 19,000 agents. From October 2020 through April 2024, 4,281 agents left. The average over the three full federal fiscal years in that period is 1,222, far above the average of 996 for the preceding seven years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The U.S. Border Patrol has lost nearly a quarter of its workforce since Democratic candidate Joe Biden beat incumbent Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, and some agents say it is no coincidence.<\/p>\n<p>DETAILS: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zX28YLd2Cg\">https:\/\/t.co\/zX28YLd2Cg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EI2a8y7uEI\">pic.twitter.com\/EI2a8y7uEI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1793907343035445591?\">May 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The biggest increase has come through early retirements, which averaged 257 per year from 2014 to 2020 but have averaged 529 per year since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Hudak, who recently retired as the Border Patrol\u2019s second-in-command, said agents feel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/border-patrol-agent-reportedly-warns-america-cartel-overruns-border-no-one-coming-protect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">frustrated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what\u2019s frustrating for agents is so many people are encountered and then ultimately released because there is just no resources for detention,\u201d Hudak said, per the Examiner. \u201cThe volume exceeds any practical ability for detention, and there\u2019s a lack of any messaging or policy or action of solid deterrence.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should America complete the border wall?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas has said he expects an additional 800 Border Patrol agents to retire by the end of this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump closed the border and Biden opened it up\u2026that\u2019s right there for everyone to see and the border policy Biden came up with was a joke<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gordon Smith (@Virginia1fan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Virginia1fan\/status\/1794133199276113981?\">May 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many agents \u201cjust get kind of numb,\u201d \u00a0Chris Clem, who retired as chief of the Yuma, Arizona, sector last year after 27 years with the Border Patrol, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/why-border-agents-contemplating-suicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Free Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all knew under this administration there\u2019d be a change,\u201d Clem said. \u201cWe expect that every time there\u2019s a political change. But when it turned out that the job became nothing more than processing and releasing these people, that was very hard to take.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agents are diverted from their main job by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nonprofits-making-fortune-border-crisis-us-office-refugee-resettlement-signing-taxpayer-money-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other duties<\/a>, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if my spidey senses go off, I have to ask myself, how much time can I devote to this?\u201d said Clem. \u201cBecause I\u2019ve got 200 more people in line I have to process. They even took away our ability to use DNA testing, so we no longer have the resources to see whether or not we\u2019re processing a real family unit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of agents are just trying to go to work and survive,\u201d Clem added. \u201cAnd that\u2019s not where you want to be when you\u2019re in law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/four-democrat-senators-turn-biden-revoking-key-trump-border-security-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> has said border policy will change if he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">elected president<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/closer-donald-trumps-2024-vow-deport-millions-migrants\/story?id=110469177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Day One of my new administration, I will seal the border, stop the invasion of people pouring through our border and send Joe Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stupid-person-trump-comes-out-swinging-on-bidens-home-turf-ahead-of-pennsylvania-primary\/\" title=\"Bold Move': Trump Takes the Fight to Biden's Backyard Before Pennsylvania Primary\">illegal aliens back home<\/a> where they belong,\u201d Trump said at a recent New Jersey rally. \u201cThey have got to be sent home.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to fight back hard, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden&#8217;s border policies are causing a surge in Border Patrol agents resigning, with over 4,000 leaving since October. 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