Overview
- Rodney Scott, nominated by Donald Trump to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is accused of supervising a cover-up in the 2010 death of migrant Anastasio Hernández Rojas.
- James Wong, a former CBP internal affairs official, alleges Scott oversaw a team that unlawfully obtained medical records to manage public relations after Hernández Rojas was beaten and tased by CBP agents.
- The Senate Finance Committee is set to evaluate Scott’s nomination, with Democrats raising concerns over his handling of the incident and broader ethical issues.
- Scott’s past controversies include forced resignation in 2021, membership in a Facebook group with racist content, and public denial of family separation as policy.
- Congressional inquiries into CBP's accountability and use-of-force practices have intensified, with new calls for transparency from the Department of Homeland Security.