Trump deportation team could get former Border Patrol chief to head Customs - Sentinel Colorado

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : And if Trump makes good on promises to ratchet up tariffs on Mexico, China and Canada, CBP will play an integral role in enforcing them.
58% : Separately, Trump announced he was sending the former head of the Border Patrol Union, Brandon Judd, to Chile as ambassador.
53% : He's also served on the National Security Council and held positions at ICE directly related to the agency's enforcement operations.
53% : He's a consummate professional, cares about the mission," said Jason Houser, a former chief of staff at ICE under the Biden administration.
52% : They will work with an immigration leadership team that includes South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as head of the Department of Homeland Security; former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement head Tom Homan as border czar; and immigration hard-liner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff.
50% : As acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Trump said he had chosen Caleb Vitello, a career ICE official with more than 23 years in the agency.
48% : Trump said late Thursday he was tapping Rodney Scott, a former Border Patrol chief who's been a vocal supporter of tougher enforcement measures, for CBP commissioner.
41% : That will be key as the agency attempts to ramp up efforts to find and remove people in the country illegally.ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed leader in years.
38% : Houser said he anticipates that another arm of ICE, called Homeland Security Investigations, will be pulled in more to help with efforts to remove migrants through things like worksite enforcement.
22% : Trump has called his mass-deportation plan "Operation Aurora," based on his promotion of debunked rhetoric over the city being overrun by Venezuelan gang members.

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