Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu denounced the Obama administration Tuesday, accusing the White House of preventing border agents from enforcing immigration laws.
Babeu, flanked by Border Patrol agents and union leaders, said high-traffic smuggling routes are not appropriately staffed and laid into the administration for failed leadership.
The sheriff denounced the politicization of immigration enforcement at a news conference at PCSO’s Florence headquarters.
National Border Patrol Labor Council President Brandon Judd picked up on that theme, saying the agency is at a crossroads.