Little-Acorn
06-14-2014, 11:37 AM
It used to be that the only attackers the U.S. Border Patrol agents had to worrry about while doing their jobs, were the illegal aliens themselves, armed Mexican coyote agents, and fruitcake La Raza fanatics.
Now the U.S. Government is also threatening them, for daring to exercise their 1st amendment right to speak to reporters about non-classified matters.
Working under the Obama administration is becoming more dangerous every day.
"We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” — Barack Obama, October 30, 2008
He was more right than any of us knew. We should have listened more carefully, back then.
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http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Texas/2014/06/13/Border-Patrol-Agents-Threatened-with-Criminal-Charges-for-Speaking-to-Reporters
Border Patrol Agents Threatened with Criminal Charges for Speaking to Reporters
by Kristin Tate13 Jun 2014
HOUSTON, Texas—A surge of thousands of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has left federal resources and facilities overwhelmed. Most of the new migrants are children from Central America. In the aftermath of Breitbart Texas releasing photos showing minors warehoused in crowded U.S. cells, Border Patrol agents in Texas have been instructed not to speak to media outlets.
The Associated Press (AP) obtained an email from Eligio "Lee" Pena, an assistant patrol agent, that ordered more than 3,000 agents to not speak to reporters about the "humanitarian crisis." The email allegedly said that reporters are likely to press for details and "may try to disguise themselves" in the process."
Pena's email went on to warn agents that they could be disciplined or even charged with a crime if they speak to media, according to the AP.
Since the news of the spike in foreign minors, Border Patrol contacts--many of whom used to speak on the record regularly--have not returned numerous phone calls or emails from Breitbart Texas.
The silence comes in the face of the apprehension of 47,000 foreign children traveling alone to the U.S. since October. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson implied at a press conference on Thursday that many of the children will not be deported.
This is not the first time Border Patrol agents have been ordered to remain silent on an issue. In May, Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) ordered agents not to speak to reporters regarding the 36,000 convicted criminal illegal immigrants that were released onto U.S. soil. "We were given specific instructions not to comment on that report," said Greg Palmore, a Texas-based ICE spokesman, during a phone interview with Breitbart Texas. He was referring to the report by the Center for Immigration Studies that outlined the criminals' release.
Now the U.S. Government is also threatening them, for daring to exercise their 1st amendment right to speak to reporters about non-classified matters.
Working under the Obama administration is becoming more dangerous every day.
"We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” — Barack Obama, October 30, 2008
He was more right than any of us knew. We should have listened more carefully, back then.
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http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Texas/2014/06/13/Border-Patrol-Agents-Threatened-with-Criminal-Charges-for-Speaking-to-Reporters
Border Patrol Agents Threatened with Criminal Charges for Speaking to Reporters
by Kristin Tate13 Jun 2014
HOUSTON, Texas—A surge of thousands of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has left federal resources and facilities overwhelmed. Most of the new migrants are children from Central America. In the aftermath of Breitbart Texas releasing photos showing minors warehoused in crowded U.S. cells, Border Patrol agents in Texas have been instructed not to speak to media outlets.
The Associated Press (AP) obtained an email from Eligio "Lee" Pena, an assistant patrol agent, that ordered more than 3,000 agents to not speak to reporters about the "humanitarian crisis." The email allegedly said that reporters are likely to press for details and "may try to disguise themselves" in the process."
Pena's email went on to warn agents that they could be disciplined or even charged with a crime if they speak to media, according to the AP.
Since the news of the spike in foreign minors, Border Patrol contacts--many of whom used to speak on the record regularly--have not returned numerous phone calls or emails from Breitbart Texas.
The silence comes in the face of the apprehension of 47,000 foreign children traveling alone to the U.S. since October. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson implied at a press conference on Thursday that many of the children will not be deported.
This is not the first time Border Patrol agents have been ordered to remain silent on an issue. In May, Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) ordered agents not to speak to reporters regarding the 36,000 convicted criminal illegal immigrants that were released onto U.S. soil. "We were given specific instructions not to comment on that report," said Greg Palmore, a Texas-based ICE spokesman, during a phone interview with Breitbart Texas. He was referring to the report by the Center for Immigration Studies that outlined the criminals' release.