Senate confirmed President Biden’s nominee,
Chris Magnus, to lead CBP, the police chief for Tucson, Arizona, will lead the agency in charge of overseeing border security and travel. Previously, he worked for police departments in Michigan, North Dakota, and California before working for the Tucson police department while working in California, Magnus made headlines for holding up a “Black Lives Matter” sign while policing a demonstration. In 2020, Magnus’s department, was under scrutiny for use of excessive tactics when a Latino man died in the custody of Tucson police officers. He will also be the first confirmed leader the agency has had since 2019. Christopher J. Magnus (born October 26, 1960) is a former American law enforcement professional who served as the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection from 2021 to 2022. He was previously chief of police in Tucson, Arizona; Fargo, North Dakota; and Richmond, California.