Border Patrol has struggled with recruitment for years. But the union says plenty of prospective agents are applying, they just can't pass the mandatory polygraph.
The Biden administration has faced a migration crisis throughout its first two years in office. Former President Donald Trump has accused Biden of causing the crisis by revoking a series of hardline anti-immigration measures.
Border Patrol agents are fearful of carrying out their duties a full year after President Joe Biden and his administration demonized federal law enforcement on false grounds of whipping immigrants, according to a report.