Border Patrol says it’s pausing social media to deal with migrant surge
- The Tucson Sector of the border is facing a high number of migrant encounters, leading United States Customs and Border Protection to limit communication with the public.
- Chief Patrol Agent John R. Modlin announced that Tucson Sector Border Patrol social media accounts will be temporarily reduced to address the ongoing migration surge. Once the situation permits, the social media team will return.
- Small southern Arizona communities like Lukeville are experiencing a high amount of migrant foot traffic, with migrants from South America and Africa.
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Massive Border Surge In Tucson Sector Takes Border Patrol Off Social Media
On Sunday, in response to the massive surge of illegal migrants along the U.S.- Mexico border in Arizona, John R. Modlin, Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol's Tucson Sector, announced that "social media accounts will be temporarily reduced to maximize our available staffing in support of our current operational challenges." Modlin pledged to maintain transparency...
EXCLUSIVE: Arizona Sector Migrant Surge Forces Border Patrol to Cancel Field Patrols
According to a source within Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector have been exclusively relegated to processing and caring for the wave of migrants crossing into the sector in recent days. Facing overcrowding at migrant processing facilities in the sector, the source says most non-essential details have been eliminated to re-direct all Border Patrol agents to the task of accommodating the overwhelming number o…
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