Chris Magnus has many challenges to overcome in his new role as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Authorities pass a border wall construction site, in Mission, Texas, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden will face immediate pressure to fulfill his pledge to stop border wall construction. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)LOS EBANOS, Texas – The U.S. government has been trying to take Pamela Rivas' land for a border wall since before Joe Biden was vice president. This is my inheritance from my family.”Biden faces immediate pressure when he enters the White House in January to fulfill a pledge to stop border wall construction. He pledged in August to build “not another foot” of border wall and said he would “withdraw the lawsuits."

The Justice Department doesnt have the manpower to surge agents to high-crime areas, so it is borrowing from Homeland Security. Throughout his presidency, Trump has leaned on Homeland Security to carry out his political objectives, including cracking down on illegal immigration and slowing legal immigration applications. Critics say the federal forces have stoked tensions, creating new images of violence that could lead frightened viewers to vote for Trump. Homeland Security first jumped into the federal response to the Floyd protests in May as some demonstrations erupted into sporadic violence around the country. But effort shifted into high gear over the July Fourth weekend as Homeland Security agents and officers from at least a half a dozen components of the sprawling organization were arriving in Portland.