Former top official calls for Rodney Scott to be blocked from CBP role over handling of investigation into Anastasio Hern\u00e1ndez Rojas\u2019s death<\/p>\n
Rodney Scott, Donald Trump\u2019s nominee to lead Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has been accused by a former top official of orchestrating a \u201ccover-up\u201d over the death of a man detained while trying to enter the country from Mexico, according to a letter obtained by the Guardian.<\/p>\n
Scott is a former US Border Patrol chief who has supported the president\u2019s vow to build a wall along the border with Mexico and criticized Joe Biden\u2019s handling of immigration policy. As commissioner of CBP, Scott would lead one of the largest federal law enforcement agencies, which encompasses the Border Patrol and staffs ports of entry across the United States.<\/p>\n
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