The Border Patrol's Secretive Culture

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🗓️ 22 July 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

“I’m 10-15.” That’s the border patrol code for “alien in custody.” It's also the name of a secret Facebook group where a number of Customs and Border Protection agents posted racist and sexist memes. What about this agency allows such rampant misconduct? Guest: A.C. Thompson, reporter at ProPublica. Read his story on the secret Border Patrol Facebook group. Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Ethan Brooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Just a quick heads up.
0:01.0	In this episode, I described some crude content
0:03.2	that was found on a Facebook group for border patrol agents.
0:06.0	It's disturbing.
0:07.5	It also mentions sexual assault.
0:08.9	The end of the video
0:10.9	The end of the video
0:11.9	The end of the video
0:12.9	The end of the video
0:13.9	The end of the video
0:14.9	The end of the video
0:15.9	The end of the video
0:16.9	Last week, Elijah Cummings
0:18.7	Gavill to order the House Oversight Committee.
0:21.2	They were there to grill the acting head
0:23.0	of the Department of Homeland Security.
0:25.3	Grillem about lapses and oversight at the border.
0:28.2	Kids being separated from their parents.
0:30.4	Kids being apprehended.
0:32.3	Then ignored.
0:33.7	You feel like you're doing a great job, right?
0:35.9	Is it what you're saying?
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