The union that represents Border Patrol agents in Southern Arizona and around the country called Monday for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to resign.
The National Border Patrol Council has called for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to resign in a letter in which they allege that Holder was dishonest about Operation Fast and Furious.
Operation Fast and Furious was a gun running sting gone bad, leading to the shooting death of Agent Brian Terry in December 2010.
The union’s vice-president, Shawn Moran, said the demand for Holder to step down only came after more than a year of frustration about the Justice Department’s handling of the controversial operation. “This is something that all of our guys are concerned about because they know it could be any one of them,” Moran said.
“We take the risks that are out there naturally just being in law enforcement working across from Mexico in the condition it’s in right now,” Moran said. “But what you can’t accept is when your own government is allowing weapons into the hands of the people you’re confronting.”