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Jaymie Vaz

Border officer faces 10 years in prison for breaking the very law he is supposed to be enforcing

A federal supervisor with Customs and Border Protection is facing serious time in prison after being accused of harboring a migrant who was in the country illegally.  52-year-old Andres Wilkinson is a veteran of CBP who worked out of Laredo, Texas, since 2001. He even earned a significant promotion to a supervisory position back in 2021. 

The U.S. Department of Justice clearly states that his specific duties included overseeing the enforcement of customs and immigration laws. According to The Hill, Wilkinson is now accused of actively undermining the very rules he was paid to uphold. 

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