The National Border Patrol Council ripped into Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) new pursuit policy on Tuesday, arguing that it incentivizes human smugglers to drive recklessly and handcuffs the Border Patrol agents tasked with stopping them. "It essentially absolves smugglers of all responsibility for the terrible things they do on the road and places it squarely on the shoulders of the [law enforcement officers] trying to do their job to protect America," the union, which represents about 18,000 Border Patrol agents and support personnel, said on Tuesday. 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. 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.