Chief Jason Owens interviews Swanton Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia.

Before being appointed the Chief of Swanton Sector,  Chief Garcia held a variety of positions including as a member of the elite Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC), a Supervisory Border Patrol Agent in the Tucson Sector and as an instructor at the U.S. Border Patrol Academy in Charleston, South Carolina.

Chief Garcia is also an experienced leader having served as the Assistant Patrol Agent in Charge of the Ysleta Station and the Patrol Agent in Charge of the Fabens Station in the El Paso Sector. He also served as an Assistant Chief Patrol Agent, El Paso Sector, serving as the Operations Director for the New Mexico/West Texas Alliance to Combat Transnational Threats. Chief Garcia served two separate tours as an Assistant Chief and Associate Chief at U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters in Washington, DC.