The Trump administration’s federal law enforcement hiring surge has been a success for the Border Patrol as the organization’s total number of agents rose this spring to the highest level seen in a century.
As of this spring, 21,471 Border Patrol agents were serving nationwide, as well as abroad, the most seen since the federal police organization was created in 1924, according to Customs and Border Protection, the agency that houses the Border Patrol.
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