US Customs and Border Protection named Rosario “Pete” Vasquez as chief of the US Border Patrol on Monday, as the Trump administration seeks to sustain a sharp decline in illegal border crossings.
Vasquez most recently served as chief patrol agent of the Border Patrol’s Blaine Sector in Washington state. During his 26-year career, he held assignments along the southwest and northern borders, at CBP headquarters, and overseas, including as assistant attaché in Canada, according to a press release. He also served in the agency’s Special Operations Group and Office of Anti-Terrorism.
“It is the honor of a lifetime to serve ...