
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz announced the selection of Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) Scott D. Garrett as the new Chief of Grand Forks Sector. CPA Garrett assumed his duties on March 26th.
CPA Garrett earned a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies, U.S. Naval War College, and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University. He is also a graduate of the Department of Homeland Security Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program.
Grand Forks Sector’s former CPA Anthony “Scott” Good, assumed command of the El Paso Sector.


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