New Staff Deploy to Border Processing Facilities as Crisis Worsens

New Staff Deploy to Border Processing Facilities as Crisis Worsens
Chief Border Patrol agent Jason Owens speaks to Border Patrol Processing Coordinator trainees at the Border Patrol training facility in Artesia, New Mexico, on April 1, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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ARTESIA, N.M.—As illegal border crossings continue to escalate, a crop of newly trained processing coordinators are being sent to El Paso and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas to help get Border Patrol agents back out on the line.

The 39 Border Patrol processing coordinators spent eight weeks training in first aid, processing, transportation, basic firearms, detainee care, and other skills. The new role was developed under the Trump administration in response to large numbers of Border Patrol agents being pulled away from border security to deal with humanitarian issues.

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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