Trump border pick accused of ‘cover-up’ over death of man beaten by US agents

theguardian.comPublished: 4/30/2025

Summary

Rodney Scott, Trump’s potential new head of Customs and Border Protection, faces significant争议 over accusations of orchestrating a cover-up for the 2010 death of Anastasio Hernández Rojas, during which CBP agents reportedly abused power to fabricate records.Former official James Wong claims Scott oversaw a critical incident team meant to investigate force-of-law enforcement cases but instead used it to cover up the death. Despite his争议able ties to controversial social media groups and accusations of promoting racist content, Republican senators have expressed strong support for his nomination, with one describing him as "a fantastic pick."