Huffman - who oversaw the largest invasion of U.S. history "retired" in a shakeup after his boss Ortiz's testimony before Congress in June of 2023 ("crisis" at border, new app to facilitate illegal crossings, and CBP transportation of illegal crossers all over U.S.) - now rewarded(?) with appointment as FLETC Director.
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Statement from Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas on the Retirement of FLETC Director Thomas J. Walters and the Appointment of Benjamine “Carry” Huffman as FLETC Director:
“The long and distinguished career of Tom Walters … The Department will miss him…. I am pleased to announce that Benjamine ‘Carry’ Huffman will assume the role of FLETC Director effective September 24, 2023."
“For more than three decades, Mr. Huffman served our nation with the U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including as Deputy Chief of the El Paso Sector; Chief of the Strategic Planning and Analysis Directorate at Border Patrol Headquarters; the Executive Assistant Commissioner of Enterprise Services for CBP; and, since January 2022, as the Acting Chief Operating Officer for CBP.”
Mr. Huffman will ensure that the FLETC trainings and curricula will continue to reflect the changing nature of the homeland security threat landscape' and keep our workforce and local law enforcement ever equipped for mission.”
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What the foregoing announcement omits is:
Huffman served asActing Deputy Commissioner of the U.S. Border Patrolduring the recent invasion until June of 2023.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2023/06/09/statement-secretary-mayorkas-cbp-leadership-transitions
In June of 2023 - just a few months ago:
"U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Benjamine “Carry” Huffman and U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz are both retiring at the end of the month after serving for 38 and 32 years, respectively."…
"Their retirements come as they end their careers overseeing the greatest number of illegal entries at the southern and northern borders in United States history.
"In the last few months of their tenure, the number of illegal border crossers totaled more than the individual populations of eight U.S. states. The number of known or suspected terrorists apprehended illegally entering U.S. borders was also a major concern during their tenure."
It was because of Ortiz’s testimony during a deposition in a lawsuit filed by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody that the American people were first made aware of a Biden administration plan to release illegal foreign nationals en masse into the United States instead of detaining and deporting them in accordance with federal law.
"Ortiz also testified that Biden administration policies were causing illegal border crossings, and that there is a crisis at the southern border."
"It was under Huffman’s tenure that a new mobile app was launched to expand access for entry, the first of its kind in U.S. history. Moody also sued over this and other policies, winning more than once in federal court. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton also sued to halt the use of the app and the policy of releasing illegal foreign nationals into the U.S. with immigration court dates three to four years out."
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_4b801bce-0d11-11ee-8d5b-439e8abecfa8.html
This is what appears to be a written statement presented as Huffman's testimony before Congress on June 6, 2023.
https://www.cbp.gov/about/congressional-resources/testimony/Huffman-CHS-BSE-06JUN23
"Benjamine ‘Carry’ Huffman will assume the role of Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers director effective September 24 as FLETC Director Tom Walters is retiring.
"The FLETC director oversees all operations related to the development and delivery of collaborative law enforcement training for more than 95 federal partner organizations across four FLETC domestic training sites; for state, local, and tribal departments throughout the U.S.; and outside the nation’s borders through international training and capacity-building efforts.
https://www.hstoday.us/federal-pages/dhs/former-cbp-acting-deputy-commissioner-benjamine-carry-huffman-named-fletc-director/