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    Border Patrol can’t say how long it will take to hire 5,000 agents

    Border Patrol can’t say how long it will take to hire 5,000 agents

    Won’t change standards to speed process


    In this June 22, 2016 photo, a Border Patrol agent sits on a vehicle near where the border meets the Pacific Ocean in San Diego.
    (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

    The Washington Times - Wednesday, March 15, 2017

    The Border Patrol can’t say how many of President Trump’s 5,000 new agents it will be able to hire this year or next, but suggested it will take as long as five years to get them in the door.

    “We don’t try to hold ourselves to an arbitrary target,” one Customs and Border Protection official said in briefing reporters Wednesday. Another official said their “goal is to onboard as many agents as possible within the next four to five years.”

    The briefing came as President Trump prepares to submit his budget outline to Congress, detailing an increase in Homeland Security Department funding designed to begin construction of his border wall and to pay for increases in Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

    CBP officials said they would wait on Mr. Trump before talking cost, but said the goal of 5,000 agents is “supportable.”

    They said the changing workload, with a shift from Mexicans, who are relatively easy to process, to mothers and children from Central America, who are much tougher to process, feeds into the demand for more agents.

    And patrolling the new wall and monitoring technology Mr. Trump has called for will also take new agents.

    “For all of those reasons it’s a target we’re charging at, what we think is sound,” an agency official said.

    Analysts have questioned whether the agency can hire that many agents without sacrificing standards. In particular, three-quarters of applicants fail the polygraph test, weeding out a number of those interested in joining what is the federal government’s largest law enforcement agency. That failure rate is more than twice that of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s failure rate, according to a 2013 McClatchy report.

    Most of those who fail the CBP polygraph wash out not because they lied but because they admit to some disqualifying information during the test, such as criminal history or prior drug use.

    CBP officials said they will not compromise on their standards nor on the polygraph results, though they are looking for the ability to grandfather in military veterans who already hold high levels of clearance.

    The agency is already struggling to meet its current staffing level. It is more than 1,700 agents short of its mandated minimum.

    “The reality of the situation is we’ve never stopped hiring,” one official said. “Our goal is to onboard as many agents as possible within the next 4 to 5 years.”

    CBP blamed poor “brand awareness,” saying everyone knows the FBI, but the Border Patrol is a tougher sell. The agency is trying to recruit women, and says it’s seen an uptick in applications, but the duty stations are often difficult on families.

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    I wouldn't give out that information, just say "not too long".
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    CBP blamed poor “brand awareness,” saying everyone knows the FBI, but the Border Patrol is a tougher sell. The agency is trying to recruit women, and says it’s seen an uptick in applications, but the duty stations are often difficult on families.
    Time to step up the advertisement, job fair participation, high school & college recruiting, and prior military service recruiting. Unlike other federal law enforcement agencies, a federal border patrol officer does not require a college degree. That alone gives them a different pool of potential applicants. Start acquiring those high school lists of students with the required GPA and start making cold calls. Our nations security depends on it. Get 'er done!

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    It would seem we should have a huge number of ex-military that would qualify and not need a lot of training.

    After all, we have had thousands of personnel and spend millions (billions) enforcing other countries' borders.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MW View Post
    Time to step up the advertisement, job fair participation, high school & college recruiting, and prior military service recruiting. Unlike other federal law enforcement agencies, a federal border patrol officer does not require a college degree. That alone gives them a different pool of potential applicants. Start acquiring those high school lists of students with the required GPA and start making cold calls. Our nations security depends on it. Get 'er done!



    It is extremely difficult to get hired with ICE.

    Qualifications are unbelievable.

    Even active local and Federal law enforcement have no easy way to be accepted.

    Age requirements are crazy as they won't consider any applicant over age 37.


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    Quote Originally Posted by nntrixie View Post
    It would seem we should have a huge number of ex-military that would qualify and not need a lot of training.

    After all, we have had thousands of personnel and spend millions (billions) enforcing other countries' borders.
    Yeah, with people who had 6 weeks of boot camp and if you passed a physical and were 18, you were hired. You know ... the group that won WWII in 3 years and 8 months.
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    In the meantime, deploy the National Guard with authorization to assist Border Patrol to capture and put them in Detention Centers.

    All minor's go directly back to their country in the custody of THEIR President.

    Put in a panel of Judges and fast track them OUT of here within 24 hours.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lorrie View Post
    It is extremely difficult to get hired with ICE.

    Qualifications are unbelievable.

    Even active local and Federal law enforcement have no easy way to be accepted.

    Age requirements are crazy as they won't consider any applicant over age 37.
    Actually I was talking about Border Patrol. The age limit for BP officers is 39, not 37. Even the age restriction of 39 doesn't apply if you're veterans' preference eligible. However, if you don't speak fluent Spanish, you must pass a test showing your ability to learn a foreign language. Those not fluent that pass the test will be required to take a 200 hour Spanish course during the training phase. From what I understand the biggest hurdle for BP officers is the polygraph test, which is required during the interviewing phase of the application process.

    I believe ICE agents are required to have a college degree, BP officers are not.

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    US Border Patrol 'will need years' to satisfy Donald Trump's order for 5000 more agents


    The Independent - ‎9 hours ago‎





    The US Border Patrol will not be able to hit President Donald Trump's target of hiring 5,000 new agents for years to come—and it is unclear whether Congress will provide enough money to recruit them.
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