Border Patrol agents are tasked with enforcing hotly contested immigration policies as many Americans at both ends of the political spectrum look askance at the border — and the agents. Who are

Chaplains help their fellow 20,000 agents cope, try to prevent job-related trauma from degenerating into family crises, addiction or even suicide

Want to know how the U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) compare? Border Patrol and ICE are both agencies that fall under the Department of Homeland Security, with Border Patrol also falling under Customs and Border Protection.