President Joe Biden’s nominee to head Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was narrowly approved Tuesday by the Senate as his administration struggles to curb record-high illegal immigration. The 50–47 vote was along party lines save for Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who joined Democrats in confirming Chris Magnus. Magnus, 61, will now become commissioner of the agency, which includes the Border Patrol. Magnus is leaving his position as police chief in Tuscon, Arizona. Illegal immigrant apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border have shot up since Biden took office and reversed or altered key policies of former President Donald Trump, including halting construction on the border wall, ending the “Remain in Mexico” program, and curbing the use of pandemic powers to expel aliens. The Biden administration has already set records for the most apprehensions in a fiscal year and a calendar year, with two months of 2021 still not included. Magnus repeatedly refused …
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