CBP Commissioner Magnus Steps Down under Pressure

By Steve Neavling CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus resigned Saturday after his boss, the Homeland Security secretary, demanded he step down.  In a statement Saturday evening, the White House said President Biden had accepted Magnus’ resignation. The Senate approved Biden’s nomination of Magnus in December 2021 by a 50-47 vote. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas…

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As Vaccine Deadline Looms, Some Lawmakers Want an Exemption for Border Patrol Agents to Avoid Mass Exodus

By Steve Neavling With less than a month before all federal employees must be vaccinated, some lawmakers are calling for an exemption for Border Patrol agents, saying national security is at stake.  U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzalez, R-Texas, wrote a letter, cosigned by 43 other Republican lawmakers, that calls on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to…

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