30% of the cameras in Border Patrol's main surveillance system are broken, memo says

30% of the cameras in Border Patrol's main surveillance system are broken, memo says
“The nationwide issue is having significant impacts on operations,” reads an internal Border Patrol memo obtained by NBC News. 10/15/2024

Nearly one-third of the cameras in the Border Patrol’s primary surveillance system along the southern U.S. border are not working, according to an internal agency memo sent in early October, depriving border agents of a crucial tool in combating illegal migrant crossings.

“The nationwide issue is having significant impacts on [Border Patrol] operations,” reads a Border Patrol memo sent to a sector of agents along the southern border and obtained by NBC News ...