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New US Border Patrol Chief Named

Associated Press

   The Trump administration has named a new head of the U.S. Border
   Patrol.

   Rodney Scott will take over for Carla Provost, who is retiring,
   according to an announcement obtained Friday by The Associated Press
   from Mark Morgan, acting head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

   Scott has been a member of the Border Patrol for 27 years. He takes
   over the Border Patrol at a critical time. The agency is in charge of
   border security and has managed massive numbers of crossings at the
   U.S.-Mexico border. An increasing number were families from Central
   America.

   Scott led the San Diego Sector, which includes 60 miles (97 kilometers)
   of border shared with Mexico and 931 miles (1,498 kilometers) of
   coastal border.

   Morgan says Scott is the absolute "embodiment of the U.S. Border
   Patrol's motto, 'Honor First.'"

   Provost was the first female leader of the Border agency.

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