What Is Biden’s Border Chief Hiding?
Press Releases
March 9, 2022
Tucson Police Department stalls IRLI investigation into Chris Magnus
WASHINGTON–In the time before, during and after his Senate confirmation as the Biden White House’s commissioner for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Chris Magnus’ previous employer, the Tucson, Arizona, Police Department (TPD), has been stonewalling an Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) investigation into Magnus’ leadership of the department and policies on illegal immigration.
In April 2021, IRLI submitted a records request with the TPD, where Magnus had been serving as police chief since January 2016. The request asked for documentation including directives given to TPD members on how to engage with the immigrant community, directives on how to work with federal immigration authorities, directives on how to handle ICE detainer requests, and all communication from Magnus that pertained to the subject of immigration enforcement.
In May 2021, IRLI made contact over the phone with a TPD records division staffer and received confirmation that the request was being processed. In August 2021, after months of no response, IRLI again contacted their office to obtain a status update on this request. A staffer claimed she had no idea what happened to the original request and asked for another one to be submitted – which IRLI immediately did.
https://www.irli.org/what-is-bidens-border-chief-hiding/
