Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has tapped Manuel Padilla, a 30-year Border Patrol veteran, as the head of a new, temporary front that will serve as the coordinator of the department’s response to the “border crisis.”

DHS announced late Tuesday the creation of an interagency border emergency cell. Padilla is responsible for improving the sharing of information and coordinating support among DHS agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, Citizenship and Immigration Services, and others.

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