US Border Patrol chief out day after Trump Mexico border fence decree
Official in charge of securing border with Mexico, Canada leaves agency; unclear if he was fired or resigned
The chief of the US Border Patrol has left the agency that’s in charge of securing America’s borders with Mexico and Canada, a day after President Donald Trump pushed forward with plans to build a controversial wall on the Mexican frontier.
A US official and a former official said Thursday that Border Patrol agents have been told that Mark Morgan is no longer on the job. It’s not immediately clear whether Morgan resigned or was asked to leave.
The US official wasn’t authorized to discuss the move before a public announcement and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The former official asked not to be identified before a government announcement.
Morgan’s departure comes a day after President Donald Trump announced plans to build a wall at the Mexican border and hire 5,000 Border Patrol agents.
It also comes on the same day Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced he will not attend a planned January 31 meeting with Trump, hours after the president tweeted that the meeting should be canceled if Mexico won’t pay for a border wall.
Mexico has repeatedly indicated it would not pay for the controversial wall.
American taxpayers are expected to fund the estimated $15 billion project with Trump promising that the US would be reimbursed somehow.
Sean Spicer, I've said this to @realDonaldTrump and now I'll tell you: Mexico is not going to pay for that fucking wall. #FuckingWall
— Vicente Fox Quesada (@VicenteFoxQue) January 25, 2017
