U.S. Customs and Border Protection already faces intense pressure as federal agents are targeted by protests, threats, and political attacks over enforcement of immigration law. Now the agency has another serious problem — betrayal from within.

According to federal officials, a senior leader inside Customs and Border Protection has been arrested for leaking sensitive operational intelligence. The case highlights growing concerns that internal actors are working to undermine immigration enforcement efforts.

In recent months, agents from DHS branches such as ICE and CBP have been subjected to intimidation, doxing, and harassment as left-wing activists and political leaders escalate their rhetoric against border enforcement. These actions have coincided with renewed efforts by the Trump administration to reverse the “open door” policies of the Biden era.

Democratic leaders frequently claim that the U.S. is a “nation of laws” and that “no one is above the law.” Yet when it comes to illegal immigration, critics argue those principles are selectively applied.

Adding to the tension, Democrats are pushing budget conditions that would require DHS agents to display their last names, ID numbers, and agency affiliations on their uniforms while keeping their faces uncovered — a move critics say would endanger officers and their families. Meanwhile, no similar demands are made for masked Antifa protesters.

The arrest of a high-ranking CBP official for leaking intelligence is being described as another alarming example of a “Deep State” effort to sabotage border security from the inside. Authorities have not yet disclosed what penalties the accused will face, but the implications are severe.

The incident underscores a broader reality: border enforcement is not just being challenged from the outside — it is being attacked from within.