Border Officers Accuse Leadership of Misleading the Public

HOUSTON (AP) – U.S. border officers who were charged with turning away asylum seekers coming from Mexico accused their leadership of misleading the public and disregarding concerns for their own safety, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. A March 2019 letter sent to the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection demanded that he intervene to ensure its front-line employees “are not injured or killed” enforcing the Trump administration policy.