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EXCLUSIVE: Former Acting CBP Commissioner Slams Biden Admin for Forcing Border Patrol Chief into Retirement
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23 Jun 2021
Former Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan shared his frustration with the Biden Administration over the forced retirement of Rodney Scott, Chief of the United States Border Patrol.
According to a senior level source within CBP, Chief Rodney Scott received a letter ordering him to resign, retire, or relocate to another position within the agency on Wednesday. The source says Scott announced his forced retirement from the agency to Border Patrol Leadership shortly after.
Morgan, who served as Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection under President Trump and was the chief of Border Patrol before that, is keenly aware of the challenges facing the agency.
The promotions of eight white men to leadership posts within the U.S. Border Patrol in May left some agents feeling as if the federal organization is failing to address diversity in its ranks.
November Migrant Apprehensions Fall Slightly amid 7-Year High
14 Dec 2020
The apprehension of migrants illegally crossing the border between ports of entry fell slightly from October to November, but the figures remain near the seven-year high mark for November apprehensions.
The arrest of migrants illegally crossing the southwest U.S.-Mexico Border in November fell by 538 compared to October arrests. However, the 67,101 arrested migrants are more than double the November 2019 total of 33,524. The arrests are significantly higher than the November reports from Fiscal Years 2015-2020, according to the November Southwest Border Migration Report released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Monday.