AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Border Patrol has internally named Matthew Hudak, a top official on the U.S.-Mexico border, as its national deputy chief, two senior Border Patrol officials and a former senior official told the Washington Examiner.
Hudak’s promotion to Washington was announced at headquarters last week. Hudak, an agent of 24 years, will work under Chief Raul Ortiz overseeing the 20,000-person organization.
Hudak started out in the Rio Grande Valley of southeastern Texas and he has been the chief patrol agent in Laredo, Texas, since July 2020, overseeing 1,800 employees in the region.
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Hudak has been assigned to Douglas, Arizona, and other regions of Texas, including a stint as the top agent in the Big Bend region in western Texas. He was also acting deputy director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Joint Task Force Investigations in Washington.
The Border Patrol is a part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, located within the Department of Homeland Security. Hudak completed several government leadership training programs, including the DHS Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program, CBP’s Command Leadership Academy, and the CBP Leadership Institute. He has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Central Connecticut State University and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University in Washington state.
#USBP Laredo Sector Command Staff received the COVID-19 Booster shot in order to decrease the spread of the virus and maintain a healthy immune system.
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself, your loved ones, your colleagues, & the entire community from the virus pic.twitter.com/gNpkz8G8A8— Chief Patrol Agent Matthew J. Hudak (@USBPChiefLRT) October 7, 2021
CBP did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Ortiz was announced as the new head of the Border Patrol in June after the Biden administration pushed out 29-year agent Rodney Scott. Ortiz had announced plans to retire earlier this spring, two officials told the Washington Examiner, but instead accepted the promotion.
