WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday named U.S. Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency, replacing retiring chief Raul Ortiz at a time of intense political scrutiny over the administration’s immigration policies.

The Biden administration on Friday named U.S. Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency, replacing retiring chief Raul Ortiz.

Former Laredo Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens was recently named as the new U.S. Border Patrol Chief, as Raul L. Ortiz is going to step down by the end of the month of June. Prior to being selected by the Biden administration as the new Border Patrol chief, Owens was serving as the chief of the Del Rio sector for the Border Patrol.

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Jason Owens, who headed the Del Rio Sector of the Border Patrol in South Texas, has been named the new U.S. Border Patrol Chief, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday.