Border Patrol union rips Biden admin's new pursuit policy: 'Smugglers will be encouraged to drive recklessly'
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The Border Patrol union argued on Tuesday's that CBP's new pursuit policy incentivizes human smugglers to drive recklessly and handcuffs the agents tasked with stopping them.
The Biden administration unveiled the new pursuit policy earlier this month, laying out a new framework for Border Patrol agents and officers to consider when deciding whether to pursue human traffickers. Paul Best is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to Paul.Best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
The factors that should be taken into account include the probability of an arrest, nature of the crime, immediate danger to the public, hazardous weather conditions, and other factors.
"CBP Officers/Agents, may engage in and continue emergency driving, including a vehicle pursuit, only when and for as long as the Officer/Agent determines that the law enforcement benefit and need for emergency driving outweighs the immediate and potential danger created by such emergency driving," CBP's policy states.