Some Border Patrol Agents Preparing to Be Fired Over Vaccine Mandate

Border Patrol agents drop off van loads of Haitians who crossed the U.S. border illegally at local NGO to catch a bus to San Antonio or Houston, in Del Rio, Texas, on Sept. 22, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) won’t release the number, but it’s likely that the jobs of thousands of Border Patrol agents are on the chopping block if their requests for COVID-19 vaccine exemptions aren’t accepted, or if they simply refuse to take the jab.

Agents were required to report their vaccination status and submit relevant exemptions to the department by midnight Nov. 8, and face termination if not fully vaccinated by Nov. 22.