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    Border Patrol's first female chief on border-crossers, a wall and women in law enforcement

    by Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times Aug 09, 2018 5 minutes

    Carla Provost, who served as acting chief of the Border Patrol for more than a year, on Thursday was named the first woman to lead the agency in its 94-year history.

    Provost, a former police officer in Kansas, joined the agency 23 years ago as an agent in Douglas, Ariz., rising through the ranks to become a supervisor in Yuma and El Paso. She also served as deputy assistant commissioner of Internal Affairs, which included overseeing compliance with Customs and Border Protection programs and policies involving corruption, misconduct or mismanagement. She became deputy chief of the Border Patrol in 2016.

    "There is no one more suited to lead the Border Patrol," Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan said in making the announcement.

    Provost, who becomes Border Patrol's 18th chief, answered questions from the

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