Top Border Official Says Biden Administration Trying to Force Him to Resign

Chris Magnus testifies on his nomination to be the next U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 19, 2021. Rod Lamkey/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The commissioner of the agency tasked with border security said Nov. 11 that President Joe Biden’s administration is trying to force him to resign.

Chris Magnus, head of Customs and Border Protection, told news outlets that Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, informed him that he must step down or he will likely be fired.