Chief Patrol Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector John Modlin announced the sector will “temporarily” reduce posts on its social media accounts to handle the migration surge.
Modlin first tweeted the sector would close all the accounts.
I guess outrage changed his mind.
“Apologies for my earlier hastily written statement,” Modlin wrote. “To be clear, it is my intention to remain transparent.”
Modlin’s updated tweet: “In light of the ongoing migration surge, all Tucson Sector Border Patrol social media accounts will be temporarily reduced to maximize our available staffing in support of our current operational challenges.”
Modlin is not wrong. The Tucson Sector has seen numbers hit record highs almost weekly.
The sector averages 2,000 to 2,500 illegal crossings every day.
Fox News’s Bill Melugin, who has been on top of the border crisis for years, reminded everyone that tweets from all border patrol sectors are important.
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