Chris Magnus speaks to reporters in front of Richmond High School November 2, 2009. (Justin Sullivan/Getty)
Joe Biden has tapped out gay police chief Chris Magnus for the top job in charge of the US customs and border patrol.
Magnus currently leads the police force in Tucson, Arizona, where his proximity to the border has given him “extensive experience in addressing immigration issues,”
He’s believed to be the first gay police chief to marry in the US. Magnus made national headlines in 2014 after attending a Black Lives Matter protest in uniform after the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.