To be clear, no BP Agents were laid-off nor where their salaries reduced.
Overtime was reduced therefore the over-time pay (AUO) was reduced.
No one lost a GS pay-grade or step pay, and everyone that is a BP Agent kept their job. No one was laid-off.
Thank you for the info. However, I personally know a family where the husband is/was border patrol in El Paso. I can clarify from their family what exactly the circumstance is. I remember that his salary was reduced to the point that they are not able to live comfortably, something also about significant job changes. I will check into it; your claims may be correct but don’t quite jive with what this family experienced.