Whistleblower says CBP chief targeted senior staff over ‘political vendettas’
This affects the entire country.
A whistleblower complaint filed late last month accuses Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott of abusing his authority to order investigations of direct subordinates and to target a senior Border Patrol official with whom he had clashed internally.
A career CBP employee in the commissioner’s office with firsthand knowledge of internal tensions filed the five-page complaint to the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general on Feb. 25. The complaint outlined what three sources within the Department of Homeland Security described to the Washington Examiner as Scott lashing out over “personal or political vendettas” against his subordinates.
One CBP official resigned last month over the “deep-seated culture of division, corruption, and mandatory fealty to Commissioner Scott,” according to the complaint.
Rodney Scott, commissioner of the Customs and Border Protection, testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security: ICE, CBP, and USCIS, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
Although news of the complaint comes after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s abrupt ouster by President Donald Trump last week, its filing predates her removal by more than a week.
A source familiar with the matter told the Washington Examiner on Monday that Scott referred the complaint to the DHS Office of the Inspector General for review. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson did not comment on the substance of the complaint but said Scott “has done an excellent job implementing the President’s agenda to secure the Southern Border and put America First.”
“Under President Trump’s leadership, Commissioner Scott has worked to totally secure the border and intercept deadly narcotics before they reach American communities, among other critical actions that benefit the American people on a daily basis,” she said.
Scott, Lewandowski clashed for months
Scott had clashed with DHS leadership for months before the whistleblower complaint was filed, sources told the Washington Examiner. Noem’s senior adviser, Corey Lewandowski, had particularly sharp disagreements with Scott, a veteran Border Patrol official of more than 30 years, over how CBP should advance Trump’s immigration agenda.
Several of Scott’s trusted deputies were reassigned by DHS leadership, and he was forced to fire other officials he wanted to keep, the sources said. Noem and Lewandowski replaced …
This affects the entire country.
A whistleblower complaint filed late last month accuses Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott of abusing his authority to order investigations of direct subordinates and to target a senior Border Patrol official with whom he had clashed internally.
A career CBP employee in the commissioner’s office with firsthand knowledge of internal tensions filed the five-page complaint to the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general on Feb. 25. The complaint outlined what three sources within the Department of Homeland Security described to the Washington Examiner as Scott lashing out over “personal or political vendettas” against his subordinates.
One CBP official resigned last month over the “deep-seated culture of division, corruption, and mandatory fealty to Commissioner Scott,” according to the complaint.
Rodney Scott, commissioner of the Customs and Border Protection, testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security: ICE, CBP, and USCIS, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
Although news of the complaint comes after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s abrupt ouster by President Donald Trump last week, its filing predates her removal by more than a week.
A source familiar with the matter told the Washington Examiner on Monday that Scott referred the complaint to the DHS Office of the Inspector General for review. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson did not comment on the substance of the complaint but said Scott “has done an excellent job implementing the President’s agenda to secure the Southern Border and put America First.”
“Under President Trump’s leadership, Commissioner Scott has worked to totally secure the border and intercept deadly narcotics before they reach American communities, among other critical actions that benefit the American people on a daily basis,” she said.
Scott, Lewandowski clashed for months
Scott had clashed with DHS leadership for months before the whistleblower complaint was filed, sources told the Washington Examiner. Noem’s senior adviser, Corey Lewandowski, had particularly sharp disagreements with Scott, a veteran Border Patrol official of more than 30 years, over how CBP should advance Trump’s immigration agenda.
Several of Scott’s trusted deputies were reassigned by DHS leadership, and he was forced to fire other officials he wanted to keep, the sources said. Noem and Lewandowski replaced …
Whistleblower says CBP chief targeted senior staff over ‘political vendettas’
This affects the entire country.
A whistleblower complaint filed late last month accuses Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott of abusing his authority to order investigations of direct subordinates and to target a senior Border Patrol official with whom he had clashed internally.
A career CBP employee in the commissioner’s office with firsthand knowledge of internal tensions filed the five-page complaint to the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general on Feb. 25. The complaint outlined what three sources within the Department of Homeland Security described to the Washington Examiner as Scott lashing out over “personal or political vendettas” against his subordinates.
One CBP official resigned last month over the “deep-seated culture of division, corruption, and mandatory fealty to Commissioner Scott,” according to the complaint.
Rodney Scott, commissioner of the Customs and Border Protection, testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security: ICE, CBP, and USCIS, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
Although news of the complaint comes after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s abrupt ouster by President Donald Trump last week, its filing predates her removal by more than a week.
A source familiar with the matter told the Washington Examiner on Monday that Scott referred the complaint to the DHS Office of the Inspector General for review. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson did not comment on the substance of the complaint but said Scott “has done an excellent job implementing the President’s agenda to secure the Southern Border and put America First.”
“Under President Trump’s leadership, Commissioner Scott has worked to totally secure the border and intercept deadly narcotics before they reach American communities, among other critical actions that benefit the American people on a daily basis,” she said.
Scott, Lewandowski clashed for months
Scott had clashed with DHS leadership for months before the whistleblower complaint was filed, sources told the Washington Examiner. Noem’s senior adviser, Corey Lewandowski, had particularly sharp disagreements with Scott, a veteran Border Patrol official of more than 30 years, over how CBP should advance Trump’s immigration agenda.
Several of Scott’s trusted deputies were reassigned by DHS leadership, and he was forced to fire other officials he wanted to keep, the sources said. Noem and Lewandowski replaced …
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