Border Patrol agents in the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) have been relentless in their efforts to honor and help the family of slain Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr. Agent Vega was murdered by two illegal immigrants while defending his family on a fishing trip. Senator John McCain joined the NBPC’s Green Line podcast and declared his support for the agents’ fight against Customs and Border Protection (CBP) refusing to declare Agent Vega’s death a line of duty death and thereby honor the slain agent and help his widow and children to have more financially secure futures.