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Ronald Vitiello named to lead US Border Patrol

Other News Materials 1 February 2017 04:56 (UTC +04:00)
A longtime Border Patrol official who is backed by the agents' union has been named chief of the agency, less than a week after his predecessor resigned
Ronald Vitiello named to lead  US Border Patrol

A longtime Border Patrol official who is backed by the agents' union has been named chief of the agency, less than a week after his predecessor resigned, Associated Press reported.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday on Twitter than Ronald Vitiello has been appointed to lead the agency at a time when President Donald Trump has pledged to erect a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico and add 5,000 agents from the current level of about 20,000.

The National Border Patrol Council — an early and outspoken backer of Donald Trump's presidential bid — openly supported Vitiello for the job.

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