Border Patrol Issues Safety Alert to Agents After Intercepting Threatening Text Messages

Texas Army National Guard look on as illegal immigrants board a bus after surrendering to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol agents for immigration and asylum claim processing following the end of Title 42 on the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on May 12, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an internal alert regarding intercepted messages asking for CBP agents’ home addresses with the intent of “torturing” them and their families.

The sender has promised to pay “top dollar” for “good” information and to “post us torturing any bp agent u send [sic],” the Washington Examiner reported.