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TexasTowelie

(112,168 posts)
Fri May 11, 2018, 01:21 AM May 2018

Border Patrol is opening up an office in Spokane to be staffed by around 30 agents

Last week, the Inlander reported that the city's plans to open up a one-stop social services shop to address homelessness in the city's Intermodal Center had run into a major snag: The center also houses the Greyhound depot, which has, for many years, been a target for Border Patrol sweeps.

Worried that the Border Patrol activity would discourage vulnerable individuals from accessing the social services facility, City Council President Ben Stuckart, vowed to oppose the funding of the facility until his concerns about the Border Patrol sweeps could be addressed.

But when several City Council aides and city staffers met with Border Patrol on Friday to hear more about their operations, they learned that Border Patrol — not only doesn't plan to decrease its emphasis on Spokane — planned to actually expand its operations.

Today, a press release made that official: Border Patrol was reopening its station at 10710 N. Newport Hwy., just east of Whitworth University, where the Spokane Sector Border Patrol Headquarters are currently located.

Read more: https://www.inlander.com/Bloglander/archives/2018/05/08/border-patrol-is-opening-up-an-office-in-spokane-to-be-staffed-by-around-30-agents

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Border Patrol is opening up an office in Spokane to be staffed by around 30 agents (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2018 OP
So We Will Let The Apples Rot Right? PaulX2 May 2018 #1
That's why all those Farmers voted for 45 RainCaster May 2018 #2
I Am Sitting In A County 25 Miles From Spokane PaulX2 May 2018 #3
Since Spokane is over 100 miles from the nearest border HeiressofBickworth May 2018 #4

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)
4. Since Spokane is over 100 miles from the nearest border
Fri May 11, 2018, 03:01 AM
May 2018

I suspect the Border Patrol isn't really planning on patrolling any Border but will spend their time and efforts on harassing certain ethnic groups and separating children from their families. Shame on them!!!

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