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Border Patrol announces new chief

By Gabriella Ciuffetelli
Published June 20, 2016 9:08pm ET
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Border Patrol announces new chief
As Border Patrol chief, Mark Morgan he will be responsible for over 21,000 Border Patrol agents. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File) | Russell Contreras

Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske announced Monday that Mark Morgan has been selected as new chief of the U.S. Border Patrol.

Morgan has served as the assistant director of the FBI since October, during which time he was charge of the agency’s Training Division. As Border Patrol chief he will be responsible for over 21,000 Border Patrol agents.

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