Brandon Judd, president of the CBP union, made the statements hours after Biden announced his second visit to the border in more than three years. “He has had three years to do what he had to do to secure the border.

Three years to implement policies,” continued Judd, a frequent critic of the president. Biden has visited the southern border only once since taking office in 2020, under pressure over the record number of illegal crossings and reports of breakdowns in the shelter system for asylum seekers.