Jason Owens, the retiring chief, said he hopes future leaders remain impartial and keep politics out of the agency.

Trump recently announced that Rodney Scott, a former Border Patrol chief and staunch advocate of stricter enforcement, would serve as the next commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the ...

As CBP commissioner, Scott would oversee Border Patrol, but also customs and immigration officials at airports, sea ports and land crossings. That position requires Senate confirmation.

Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner, said in a statement. The CBP monthly update came just a day after President Biden claimed that crossings fell once he took office in ...