U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus was asked to resign or face firing Friday by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. 

Magnus said he would not step down, according to a statement to the Los Angeles Times, who first reported the story. 

“I am excited about the progress I made and look forward continuing that work,” Magnus said in the statement. 

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/border-issues/2022/11/11/cbp-commissioner-chris-magnus-asked-resign-face-firing/10669412002/

US Customs and Border Protection commissioner is asked to resign, sources say

 

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus to resign this week, two sources familiar with the discussions tell CNN.

Magnus has been criticized internally for being out of touch with the agency and publicly for the handling of the US-Mexico border. During his tenure, officials have told CNN they believed Magnus seemed disengaged and wasn’t joining some internal meetings at a critical time for the agency.

In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, Magnus said he planned to stay in the agency.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/politics/cbp-magnus-dhs-mayorkas/index.html

A Nigerian acquaintance of mine, who wanted investment to transport a trunk box full of cash, used to refer to them as the Costumes and Bothers Authority. Looks like he was more right than it seemed at the time.

Top U.S. border official Chris Magnus resigns after less than a year on the job

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection stepped down from his job late Saturday following a year of record migrant apprehensions at the southern border.

 

The White House announced that CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus offered his resignation, and that President Biden has accepted.

 

"President Biden appreciates Commissioner Magnus' nearly forty years of service and the contributions he made to police reform during his tenure as police chief in three U.S. cities," said press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement. "The President thanks Mr. Magnus for his service at CBP and wishes him well."

 

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https://www.npr.org/2022/11/12/1136321045/customs-and-border-protection-chris-magnus-resigns-migrants

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Magnus

He is an advocate of community policing and of sanctuary cities and states.

 

LOL. What a surprise, NOT.