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They will come. I don't care what fences or how many Border Patrol Agents you put there,they will come!
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- ↑ Green, Emily (August 7, 2024). "Why the Border Patrol Went MAGA". Mother Jones . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
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- ↑ "At Trump's side, Border Patrol union leader in spotlight". PBS . January 5, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, to retire". KTAR-TV . May 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ↑ Ward, Myah (December 5, 2024). "Trump names ICE chief and makes another round of immigration announcements". Politico . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
