ProPublica uncovers Facebook group for Border Patrol agents filled with derogatory posts targeting migrants, lawmakers

Nonprofit news organization ProPublica published a report Monday uncovering a Facebook group for current and former Border Patrol agents filled with derogatory posts targeting migrants and lawmakers.

Created in August 2016, the Facebook group is called “I’m 10-15,” referring to the code for aliens in custody, and boasts roughly 9,500 members from across the country.

The group is described a secret, and it is not immediately clear whether ProPublica was able to verify how many of the members are actually current or former agents.

At least some of the posters...