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Whistleblower CBP Officials Vindicated, Demotions Reversed

5/7/2025

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Three Customs and Border Protection officials, Fred Wynn, Mike Taylor, and Mark Jones, have been vindicated by the Department of Homeland Security after enduring retaliation for exposing failures in DNA collection at the southern U.S. border. Their demotions have been reversed, granting them back pay and restored credentials, with Senator Chuck Grassley championing their cause.

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Story summary

Three Customs and Border Protection officials, Fred Wynn, Mike Taylor, and Mark Jones, have been vindicated by the Department of Homeland Security after enduring retaliation for exposing failures in DNA collection at the southern U.S. border. Their demotions have been reversed, granting them back pay and restored credentials, with Senator Chuck Grassley championing their cause.