President-elect Donald Trump has selected former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott, who President Joe Biden put out to pasture, as the director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Trump announced late Thursday that he would nominate Scott, who Biden had let go in August 2021 after he came out against banning the term “illegal alien,” as the leader of the 65,000-person federal agency inside the Department of Homeland Security. Scott’s nomination ended a month-long debate over who would win the coveted job.
“Rodney served nearly three decades in the Border Patrol, building vast experience and knowledge in Law Enforcement and Border Security,” Trump said in a statement. “Rodney served as the 24th Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, where he implemented Remain-in-Mexico, Title 42, Safe Third Agreements, and achieved record low levels of illegal…
