Posted on 11/11/2021 9:06:46 AM PST by SeekAndFind
About 18% percent of the Customs and Border Protection workforce as of Monday had reportedly not received a COVID-19 vaccine, putting roughly 12,000 agency employees at risk for losing their job if they do not get vaccinated or receive a religious or medical exemption by the federal government's Nov. 22 deadline.
The agency risks losing the thousands of employees amid a record number of immigrants coming to the U.S.-Mexico border
The estimations are based on internal documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.
The Office of Personnel Management says federal agencies could as of Tuesday impose disciplinary action, such as suspension or termination, against unvaccinated employees.
The vaccination rate for Border Patrol agents is lower than for the agency as a whole.
Roughly 74% of agents have been vaccinated, which could result in over 5,000 of them losing their job before the year's end.
"There are just a lot of agents who are refusing to get the vaccine," an agent at the southern border told the Free Beacon, on the condition of anonymity. "There's a 50/50 chance they're all just going to get fired or placed on leave without pay. The union is involved, but not sure there is much for them to stand on."
A spokeswoman for CBP said the agency is "actively working to ensure compliance with President Biden's Executive Order requiring all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 22, except in limited circumstances where an exception is required by law."
Secondly...they've been unvaccinated for almost 2 years....so why do they need to be vaccinated. If they have an outbreak and a few are out of business for a few days. It's called "Deal with It."
WowWee, I’m sure glad my replacement heated bed for my 3D printer cleared customs before this takes effect!
They should ALL walk off the job.
Since they can’t do their jobs anyway.
Isn’t it funny that the biggest risk from not getting a covid vaccination is losing your job? You would think that the fear of getting the worst virus in human history would be enough.
Biden’s vaccination mandate doesn’t include illegal immigrants!
About 30% of illegal immigrants detained at the border refuse to be vaccinated!
But Biden stopped short of mandating the vaccine for illegal immigrants attempting to cross America’s border, even though about 30% of immigrants held at federal detention facilities are refusing to be vaccinated — and they have the option to refuse.
Meanwhile, more than 18% of migrant families who recently crossed the border tested positive for COVID before being released by Border Patrol. Another 20% of unaccompanied minors tested positive for the virus.
If an agent is exposed to someone with covid we have to be off for 14 days. It can add if for instance a whole carpool is exposed(mine was), but they don’t want us to do our job so I don’t know why they care about the vaccine.
I have a family so I had to submit and take the vaccine, but I know some who say they will not even if it means getting fired.
Trump should announce he will reinstate any federal employee, contractor or member of the military that is separated because of the vax upon his reelection.
The dem media meltdown would be epic.
I am retired BP, stay safe.
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From Dr. Ben Carson
Vaccinating children is a giant experiment.
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