A Border Patrol agent died in 2009. His widow is still fighting a backlogged US program for benefits

A Border Patrol agent died in 2009. His widow is still fighting a backlogged US program for benefits

When her husband died during a U.S. Border Patrol training program for new agents, Lisa Afolayan applied for the federal benefits promised to families of first responders whose lives are cut short die in the line of duty

This 2008 photo provided by Lisa Afolayan shows Nate Afolayan with his daughters, Natalee and Lea, at their home in San Jacinto, Calif. (Lisa Afolayan via AP)