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Gustavo de la Viña

Gustavo de la Viña

Former chief of the United States Border Patrol


Gustavo de la Viña (June 24, 1939 – October 26, 2009) was the first Mexican American to serve as chief of the United States Border Patrol.[1][2][3][4]

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References

  1. Politics, Edinburg (6 March 2015). "UT-Pan American honors it final Pillars of Success: Mayor Richard García; former Mayor John David Franz; Milestones Co-Owner Carmen Pagan; H-E-B Senior Manager Linda Tovar; and IDEA Public Schools Co-Founder Jo Ann Gama - Titans of the Texas Legislature". Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. "Operation Gatekeeper and The Birth of Border Militarization". Southern Border Communities Coalition. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. Press, The Associated (28 August 1997). "New Border Patrol Chief". Retrieved 25 April 2024 via NYTimes.com.
  4. "Gustavo De La Vina dies at 70; former U.S. Border Patrol chief". Los Angeles Times. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

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