Secret Border Patrol Facebook group jokes about migrant deaths
A secret Facebook group involving thousands of current and former Border Patrol agents revealed alleged jokes being made about migrant deaths and discussing throwing burritos at Latino members of Congress visiting a detention facility in Texas, ProPublica reported Monday.
The group also had a post of a vulgar image depicting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez engaged in oral sex with a detained migrant, according to screenshots of their postings.
ProPublica said the secret group page is called ” I’m 10-15 ” , the agency’s code for ” aliens in custody. ”
Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost released a statement Monday regarding the controversial posts.
” These posts are completely inappropriate and contrary to the honor and integrity I see — and expect — from our agents day in and day out, ” Provost said. “Any employees found to have violated our standards of conduct will be held accountable.”
Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) said it informed the Department of Homeland Security inspector general of its ” disturbing social media activity ” and launched an investigation of the Facebook group.
ProPublica said it had received images of several recent discussions in the Facebook group and ” was able to link the participants in those online conversations to apparently legitimate Facebook profiles belonging to Border Patrol agents, including a supervisor based in El Paso, Texas, and an agent in Eagle Pass, Texas. ”
