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Freedom-Lover-4564 t1_ivzachs wrote

It's not covered in this article, but previous news reports indicated that Magnus was kind of checked out -- not really attending important meetings, and sending junior staffers. It was reported that he had been ill with a chronic condition that kept him from performing the full role that was expected of the BP chief at a time of national border crisis. Let's see who is next in the hot seat.

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lostcanteloupe t1_ivzg4q2 wrote

That's kind of how he was in Tucson. He always came off as a vapid politician more than a cop. Aloof, unapproachable, didn't seem super in tune with things but was still quick to throw officers under the bus under the guise of "accountability." I don't really know anything positive that he accomplished here.

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Bokth t1_iw1czua wrote

The junior staffers seem most qualified.

But no. It'll be a career figurehead

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Kattle t1_iw2y4xm wrote

The junior staff was formerly serving as Acting Commissioner. He is well qualified and rose through the ranks of CBP. He will do well.

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Chippopotanuse t1_iw2hi52 wrote

Yeah…this paragraph in the article hints at that damning picture:

> Chris Magnus was told to resign or be fired less than a year after he was confirmed as the Biden administration’s choice to lead the agency, according to two people who were briefed on the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. He is refusing to step down.

Regardless of how anyone feels about immigration, we can’t afford to have recalcitrant and hubristic pricks running Customs and Border Patrol.

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