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The El Paso Sector Fallen Agent Memorial, unveiled Wednesday, Jan. 24, is located at the El Paso Sector headquarters on Montana Avenue.

Border Patrol agent Freddie Vasquez died last May from COVID-19, which he contracted in the line of duty. Now, benefits set side for his family are set to expire in 2030.

Incumbent Ken Paxton released a powerful campaign advertisement on Saturday across Texas telling the story of border agent, Freddie Vasquez, who died in the line of duty.

U.S Customs and Border Protection staff have tested positive for COVID-19, the largest numbers in Arizona (969), California (1,358) and Texas (2,858), according to the agency, which has seen increases in migrants arriving in recent weeks, crowding Border Patrol holding areas and shelters. So far, 28 agency staff have died of COVID-19. As of last week, more than 64,000 staff at the Department of Homeland Security, about a quarter of the workforce, had been vaccinated, including some Border Patrol agents. An agency spokeswoman did not respond to a request for statistics on how many of those vac...

'You just don't think it will happen to you.' Border Patrol agent delayed vaccination, got COVID-19 Molly Hennessy-Fiske © (Inez Vasquez) Freddie Vasquez, 43, a Border Patrol agent and K-9 handler, has been hospitalized since February with COVID-19. His dog was transferred to another facility. (Inez Vasquez) Every day, Inez Vasquez visits her husband in the hospital and searches his eyes for signs of the man she married, the father of four who invested the past 18 years of his life working for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency in El Paso. Agent Freddie Vasquez, ...