‘WHIPPING A** SINCE 1924’

Border Patrol Coins Emblazoned With Assault of Migrants Prompts Investigation

The unofficial challenge coins are stamped with other slogans, including “You will be returned” and “Deflecting allegations for years.”

A disturbing image of a Border Patrol agent brutally attempting to corral a Haitian immigrant has reportedly been memorialized in the form of an unofficial medallion, sparking an investigation by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Multiple versions of the challenge coin, first reported by Los Angeles Times journalist Hamed Aleaziz earlier this month, appear to exist and were up for auction on the commerce platform eBay until this week. One coin, documented by the Miami Herald, is stamped with the sentences “Reining it in since May 28, 1924,” “Yesterday’s border is not today’s border,” and “You will be returned.” Another version, in green and gold rather than bronze, reads “Whipping ass since 1924” and “Deflecting allegations for years,” according to the Los Angeles Times. “These coins anger me because the hateful images on them have no place in a professional law enforcement agency,” CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus said in a statement. “Those who make or share these deeply offensive coins detract and distract from the extraordinarily difficult and often life-saving work Border Patrol agents do every day across the country.”