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Apr 16

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...

Mar 6

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...

Dec 1, 2023

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...

Nov 28, 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...

Jun 8, 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...

Apr 12, 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...

Dec 15, 2022

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...

Aug 29, 2021

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...

Jul 7, 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...