White House regularly touts 23,000 Border Patrol agents. Border Patrol chief says the number is just 19,000.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent / Getty Images The head of the U.S. Border Patrol testified that the size of his agency is nearly 20 percent smaller than the White House claims. Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz said he oversees a force of roughly 19,000 during testimony at a special House Homeland Security Committee hearing in McAllen, Texas. That number stands in contrast to statements from the White House, which regularly touts the “more than 23,000” Border Patrol agents deployed to secure the southern border.
Ortiz, who told Congress Wednesday he needs “more officers on the front lines,” said he’d need at least 22,000 agents to secure the out-of-control border crisis. “Right now, I have 19,016. My requirement is 22,000 Border Patrol agents,” Ortiz said. “Until I can get there, I’m going to […]
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