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   'He's not in the game,' administration official tells Politico   
      
   President Joe Biden's Customs and Border Protection commissioner, an   
   advocate for "sanctuary city" policies, is taking criticism from within   
   the administration for being detached from his job, failing to address the   
   country's mounting border crisis, and even falling asleep during meetings,   
   Politico reported Monday.   
      
   Chris Magnus, whom Biden nominated in April 2021 to lead CBP, often skips   
   White House meetings on the border, is unfamiliar with CBP's operations,   
   and has failed to coordinate within his agency and across the Biden   
   administration to stanch a record influx of illegal migrants, five   
   officials who work with Magnus told Politico.   
      
   As migrant encounters at the southern border reached a record two million   
   in the fiscal year that ended last month, Magnus has placed blame on other   
   agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, during high-level   
   meetings with the Biden administration, officials told Politico. The   
   officials also said Magnus has been largely uninterested in the out-of-   
   control situation at the border, instead prioritizing efforts to reform   
   "the culture of the Border Patrol, addressing its long list of allegations   
   of racism and violence."   
      
   "He's not in the game," one administration official told Politico. "Every   
   time there's a meeting and he's in it, we'll get to a conclusion and   
   Magnus will have some sidebar issue that he wants to raise and we're all   
   like ‘What the fuck is that about?'"   
      
   Magnus's critics also told Politico they've seen Magnus fall asleep during   
   important meetings, including one focused on the influx of Venezuelans   
   illegally crossing the border.   
      
   Magnus defended his tenure at CBP to Politico, telling the outlet he's   
   "closely involved in the major … policy discussions." He said he's fallen   
   asleep in meetings because it's a side effect of his multiple sclerosis.   
   Magnus also charged that he's faced internal criticism because he's   
   "always been someone who aggressively questions the status quo," and "some   
   people are threatened by this."   
      
   The commissioner, formerly the police chief in Tucson, Ariz., faced broad   
   Republican opposition after Biden nominated him to helm CBP. Magnus   
   defended "sanctuary cities" in a 2017 New York Times op-ed and was a   
   frequent critic of the Trump administration's border policies.   
      
   Published under: border, Border Crisis, CBP, Customs and Border   
   Protection, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Joe Biden, Sanctuary City   
      
   https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/report-bidens-border-security-   
   head-takes-internal-flak-for-literally-sleeping-on-the-job/   
      
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