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Jenn Budd
Former Senior Patrol Agent turned immigration rights and Border Patrol accountability activist.
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Humane Borders
Contrary to popular belief, agents are not taught in the Border Patrol academy to destroy water and food left on trails for migrants.
Dec 11, 2024


The only walls needed on the border are memorials.
When I was a junior agent in Campo, Californian, we did not a have a border wall. The 32 linear miles of southern border I patrolled from...
Apr 16, 2024


Exercising Resistance Muscles
At times when it feels futile, when I hear that President Biden who promised to bring humanity to the US asylum system chooses instead to...
Mar 6, 2024


Attending a Mass Burial Ceremony in the US
Yes, we have mass burial ceremonies here in the United States. If you are an average American, you likely will find this strange. Most US...
Dec 1, 2023


The Argument of Who Seizes more Narcotics: Border Patrol or CBP.
Quite frequently, the US Border Patrol's Union (National Border Patrol Council) argues that their agents are seizing more narcotics than...
Nov 28, 2023


Why Media, Politicians & Border Patrol Got Title 42 End Wrong
Ever since President Biden was sworn into office three years ago, the Border Patrol Union, republicans, right-wing media, legacy media...
Jun 8, 2023


How Breitbart Helped Cause a Port Shutdown
Even before Joe Biden won the presidency, anti-immigrant right-wing media group Breitbart was on the Border Patrol beat. They have...
Apr 12, 2023

Border Patrol Agent Suicides
I guess you could say that I am somewhat of an expert on Border Patrol agent suicides. I have lost many a good friend in the agency to...
Dec 15, 2022


Dona Taide
Dona Taide and husband Jose at their grandson's memorial. Photo taken by John Kurc. I first saw her in 2019 in Washington D.C. To those...
Aug 29, 2021


There is No Asylum
Photo by John Kurc. Twitter @MoiDarwin I am always hopeful when I visit migrant shelters. When Linda Rivas, attorney for Las Americas in...
Jul 7, 2021
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