(TheIndependentStar.com) – Calling it more of a “migrant concierge service,” a Border Patrol agent has exposed the Biden-Harris administration’s recent changes to his role under their tenure.
Zachary Apotheker, who joined the Border Patrol in 2020, shared his frustration with a media outlet about how his duties have shifted from stopping drug traffickers and arresting illegal border crossers to what he now feels is helping migrants enter the U.S.
He pointed out his worries about security and the screening process under the Biden-Harris administration, especially with over 8 million migrants crossing the southern border since January 2021, including some members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua prison gang.
“I don’t want to bring people into the country. That’s not what I signed up to do,” Apotheker said during an interview with the New York Post.
He added that more than 1.7 million illegal aliens have evaded capture since 2021, and he has personally witnessed the impact of migrant-related crimes, which weighs heavily on him.
“I’m an apolitical person and I just want to do my job and protect this country,” he stated. “When I see people from another country coming here, getting resources beyond what the American citizen can get, that’s where I have to draw the line.”
“And then they’re going out and committing crimes and we’re still not removing them and American citizens are being killed, women are being raped,” the agent added.
Furthermore, Apotheker and other Border Patrol agents have raised concerns to the newspaper about gaps in documentation for unaccompanied children under 14. Missing biometric data makes it harder to relocate these children to families or sponsors safely.
He also mentioned a backlog in the immigration system, noting that 291,000 migrant children have been released in the U.S. without court dates, and 32,000 haven’t shown up for their scheduled hearings.
In addition, Apotheker was willing to risk his career to speak out about what he sees as major mismanagement and the risks these policies pose. “However bad you think it is now, it’s only going to be worse,” he warned.
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