Trump taps Rodney Scott to head Customs and Border Protection

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.
56% : Here's a closer look at the picks:Customs and Border Protection, with its roughly 60,000 employees, falls under the Department of Homeland Security.
55% : Separately, Trump announced he was sending the former head of the National Border Patrol Council, Brandon Judd, to Chile as ambassador.
54% : He has 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.
49% : Trump said late Thursday he was tapping Rodney Scott, a former Border Patrol chief who has been a vocal supporter of tougher enforcement measures, for CBP commissioner.
47% : Trump announced Anthony W. Salisbury as the deputy homeland security adviser.
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.

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