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President Joe Biden has accepted the resignation of US Customs and Border Safety Commissioner Christopher Magnus, the White Home mentioned Saturday.
Biden thanked Magnus for “practically forty years of service,” in line with an announcement from White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, and added that he “needs him nicely.”
Magnus had been requested to resign by Homeland Safety Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week, in line with two sources aware of the matter. He submitted his resignation to Biden on Saturday, which is efficient instantly.
Magnus has been criticized internally for being out of contact with the company and publicly for the dealing with of the US-Mexico border. Throughout his tenure, officers have informed CNN they believed Magnus appeared disengaged and wasn’t becoming a member of some inside conferences at a essential time for the company.
The resignation comes after Magnus had mentioned in an announcement to the Los Angeles Instances on Friday that he deliberate to remain on the company.
“I’m excited in regards to the progress I made and look ahead persevering with that work,” he mentioned.
Homeland Safety Deputy Secretary John Tien and CBP Deputy Commissioner Troy Miller are finishing up his day-to-day duties, in line with one particular person aware of the matter. Direct studies to Magnus are additionally now reporting to Tien, CNN beforehand reported.
CNN has reached out to the Division of Homeland Safety and the White Home for remark.
President Joe Biden tapped Magnus, who served as police chief in Tucson, Arizona, to helm CBP – the biggest federal legislation enforcement company and the second-largest revenue-collecting supply within the federal authorities.
Late final yr, the Senate confirmed Magnus after months of affirmation setbacks that left the company with a void on the high amid a file variety of border arrests.
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Magnus got here in at a time when Customs and Border Safety, which is underneath the Division of Homeland Safety, confronted an inflow of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border and grappled with journey restrictions stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
US Border Patrol, a division of Customs and Border Safety, revamped 2.2 million arrests in fiscal yr 2022 for illegal crossings on the US-Mexico border, the best annual variety of apprehensions on file.
This story has been up to date with further developments.
