US Border Patrol polygraph test wipes out half of eligible applicants

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US Border Patrol polygraph test wipes out half of eligible applicants
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Polygraph tests have been mandatory for Border Patrol applicants for the last 10 years.

Nearly half of new US Customs and Border Protection recruits are reportedly failing mandatory polygraph tests.Nearly half of new US Customs and Border Protection recruits are failing mandatory polygraph tests, causing a crisis in the agency which isin the near future, according to a report.

Anfinsen added that nearly 50 percent fail the polygraph or lie-detector component of the vetting process, putting a strain on the federal agency’s capability to hire new agents. “We’re losing a lot of people, including those who have prior military service” because they “fail a CBP polygraph,” Jon Anfinsen said.Nearly 50% of recruits fail the polygraph or lie-detector component, the vice president of the National Border Patrol Council said.

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