The Border Patrol's New Migrant Child Care Cadre
by John BurnettApr, 06 2021 (All Things Considered) The recent graduation ceremony for the Border Patrol's Processing Coordinator program. The people in these new positions will be assigned to work inside stations to care for the individuals Border Patrol agents apprehend. Image: John Burnett/NPR The Border Patrol is overwhelmed by the numbers of unaccompanied migrant children in its custody — on Sunday, there were 4,699 sleeping in austere conditions for days on end. But there's help on the way. Customs and Border Protection is, for the first time, fielding teams of social service workers ...