President Trump just put a career Border Patrol operator at the top of the agency.
The pick is Rosario “Pete” Vasquez, a 26-year veteran now taking command as the 28th Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the move on June 1, saying Vasquez will oversee nearly 20,000 agents and professional staff.
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The official CBP account welcomed him with the kind of resume line that matters for this job: he came up through the mission, not through cable-news theater.
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Welcome Chief Rosario “Pete” Vasquez as the newly appointed, 28th @usbpchief of the United States Border Patrol.
With more than 26 years of dedicated service, Chief Vasquez has exemplified leadership,
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