The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved an Arizona police chief as the top border official in a near party-line vote, as President Joe Biden deals with record migrant arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border and criticism from both the right and left over his immigration policies.
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus, 61, will become commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection , the 60,000-person agency overseeing border security, trade and travel. CBP is parent agency of the U.S. Border Patrol, where many agentsMagnus was approved by a vote of 50-47, with Senator Susan Collins the lone Republican joining Democrats in support.Arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border reached a record 1.7 million in the 2021 fiscal year, which ended on Sept. 30.
Magnus, who worked for police departments in Michigan, North Dakota and California before joining the Tucson force in 2016, will be thrust into the center of that political debate.for the role in April, the White House touted him as a reformer focused on establishing community trust in law enforcement and holding officers accountable.
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