Walking Both Sides of the Border with Michael DeBruhl

What comes to mind when you hear the words the border? Maybe it’s walls, barbed wire, Border Patrol agents, or families waiting to be processed. But behind those familiar images are human beings on every side, and a reality that’s much more complicated than the slogans we hear about securing, closing, or opening the border. In this episode, we’re joined by Michael DeBruhl, who spent 26 years as a U.S. Border Patrol Agent before eventually becoming director of the migrant shelter at Sacred Heart Church in El Paso. Michael takes us inside the day-to-day reality of Border Patrol, shares what decades of encounters with migrants taught him about the people crossing the border and the officers enforcing the law, and explains what “secure the border” actually means from someone who spent his career doing that work. Get full show notes, transcript PDF, and more: https://hopeinactionpodcast.com/17 Follow us today! Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vRmmbqVs2oQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopeinactionpod/