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A. C. Thompson

This photo shows a US Border Patrol patch on a border agent's uniform in McAllen, Texas, on January 15, 2019. (Suzanne Cordeiro/Afp/getty Images)

Inside the secret Border Patrol Facebook group

A. C. Thompson
This photo shows a US Border Patrol patch on a border agent's uniform in McAllen, Texas, on January 15, 2019. (Suzanne Cordeiro/Afp/getty Images)

Years ago, the Border Patrol’s discipline system was denounced as “broken.” It’s still not fixed.

A. C. Thompson