Trump’s praise for border agents lifts spirits at DHS

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Department of Homeland Security officials and others who attended this week’s White House event honoring immigration and border agents heaped praise on Trump for taking a “passionate” stand in support of law enforcement, and said his words will not soon be forgotten at the agency.

Erica Aguilar lost her husband, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Luis A. Aguilar, in the line of duty 10 years ago, and she said Monday’s White House event was the first time that any president had personally invited her to Washington to hear her story.

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