Overview

• The Senate approved Scott’s appointment 51-46, filling a vacancy that lasted since January
• Scott returns to CBP after serving as Border Patrol chief in Trump’s first term and joining the agency in 1992
• Monthly migrant apprehensions have dropped to their lowest level in six decades under Trump’s executive immigration measures
• Scott plans to expand the border wall system, upgrade surveillance technology and enforce consequences for border law violations
• Senator Ron Wyden questioned Scott’s lack of customs experience and raised concerns about a past officers-only Facebook group that was investigated for offensive posts