Karisch selected as new Border Patrol’s new chief patrol agent for Tucson Sector

Officials with U.S. Border Patrol recently announced the selection of Rodolfo Karisch as the Tucson Sector’s new Chief Patrol Agent and Commander of Joint-Task Force-West, Arizona.

In his new role, Karisch will now oversee the operations of more than 3,900 border agents and related support staff for one of Border Patrol’s busiest sectors.

“I am honored to have been selected as the new Chief for Tucson Sector,” Karisch said. “It will be a pleasure to serve alongside the many dedicated men and women who make up Tucson Sector. Working as a team, we will make our communities safer while securing the border on a daily basis.”

Most recently, Karisch served in a variety of leadership positions including chief of the Del Rio Sector and acting assistant commissioner of the Office of Professional Responsibility for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

A veteran of law enforcement for more than 30 years, Karisch first began working for Border Patrol in 1986 as an agent in the Tucson Sector.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tasked with the management of the nation’s borders at and between ports of entry.