After leading the agency since June 2023, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens announced he would retire in April. Owens, appointed by President Biden as the 26th Chief of the United States Border Patrol, served the agency for nearly three decades.
Biden appointed Owens to lead the agency after the retirement of former Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz during one of the busiest years for migrant crossings in the agency’s history. At the time of his appointment, Owens was the Chief of the Del Rio Sector, overseeing the agency’s operations in one of the busiest sectors in the nation.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a statement on Owen’s pending retirement: more
Chief of what? Right now we have no border. Hopefully, that will change in a few days.
biDumb will pardon him to protect his full pension.