Border Patrol agent admits to telling women to expose breasts to get into US

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Jodie Hawkins Senior Producer

By Jodie Hawkins (Senior Producer)

A U.S. Border Patrol agent pleaded guilty to making women expose their breasts during virtual processing sessions for U.S. entry. He falsely claimed the women had tattoos on their chests, demanding they show their breasts to “confirm” the information.
He admitted his actions were for personal gratification, not legitimate security purposes.
He faces up to two years in prison and a fine, with sentencing scheduled for July 7.

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent in New York pleaded guilty in federal court to making women expose their breasts to get into the United States. According to the Department of Justice, 53-year-old Shane Millan admitted Friday, March 7 to willfully depriving multiple victims of their constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches by commanding them to bare their breasts via webcam during virtual processing sessions.

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What did the victims say happened?

In one instance on Aug. 10, 2023, Millan was processing paperwork for a woman when he falsely claimed her file said she had a tattoo on her chest. The woman responded she did not have a tattoo on her chest, but Millan ordered her to show him.

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After she did it once, Millan ordered her to do it again toward the end of the call to confirm there was no tattoo and told her he would not sign the paperwork unless she did, according to court documents.

On Aug. 25, 2023, Millan interviewed another woman via webcam demanding the same thing, after he told her husband and children to leave the room.

What did Millan admit in his guilty plea?

Millan admitted he told the women that his requests were for legitimate searches incident to admission into the United States, but he knew his demands to see the victims’ breasts were for his own gratification.

Millan is scheduled to be sentenced on July 7. He faces up to two years in prison and a fine of up to $200,000

Tags: Border patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, New York, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Bias Summary

A former United States Border Patrol agent, Shane Millan, pleaded guilty to two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law on March 7, 2025, as stated by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Millan was accused of making women expose their breasts during virtual immigration processing, which were deemed violations of women's constitutional rights to be free from unreasonable searches, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
During a virtual processing session on August 10, 2023, Millan falsely claimed a woman had a tattoo on her chest and ordered her to show him.
Millan falsely claimed that requests for women to expose themselves were legitimate searches, but admitted they were for his own gratification.

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