Overview
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said it is “sad” that many Hispanics are joining the Border Patrol and argued their primary incentive is financial.
- CBP reports applications to join the Border Patrol are up 70% from a year ago, with more than half of agents on the southern border identifying as Hispanic.
- New Border Patrol agents are eligible for up to $60,000 in incentives, including $10,000 after academy completion and an additional $10,000 for remote assignments.
- CNN reported the Border Patrol academy is training a record number of recruits this year as classes expand.
- Border Patrol recruit Juan Peralta told CNN that migrants who enter unlawfully are “not my kind” when asked about arresting “your own kind.”