AZ: More agents now based closer to action at remote outposts...There are seven permanent forward operating bases along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Border Patrol would not disclose the number of TEMPORARY camps..But the Border Patrol agents' union has concerns about housing conditions at the camps and the lack of standby pay for agents stationed there, said Shawn Moran, vice president of the union, National Border Patrol Council..Agents are not allowed to leave without permission from a supervisor or have visitors. They must bring their own food, water and bedding, and cellphone service is usually shoddy.."You can't be told you can't leave an area and not be compensated for your time," Moran said. "That's basically kidnapping our agents."
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