A secret Facebook group for Border Patrol agents that included sexually explicit posts has put the agency on the defensive.
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One member says it was a forum for current and former agents to swap stories and vent. The former agent likened it to a bar where agents would gather after work. He says any agent active on Facebook would have likely received an invitation to join.
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The agent, who retired last year in San Diego, spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he feared a public backlash.
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The Facebook group included sexual posts about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and insensitive comments about recent deaths of immigrants in custody. Members also questioned the authenticity of a recent photo of a father and daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande.
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Associated Press Writer Colleen Long in Washington contributed to this report.
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