mr. ron vitello is the acting deputy commissioner of the u.s. customs and border protection. previously, he served as the chief of the u.s. border patrol. as its chief operating officer, he is responsible for the daily operations of the u.s. border patrol, assisting, training, and directing enforcement and meditative operations. >> mr. thomas pullman became -- performing the duties of the director. >> mr. holman is a 33 year director of law enforcement and has nearly 30 years of immigration enforcement experience. he has served as a police officer in new york, a patrol agent -- border patrol agency -- naturalization service as well as an advisory special agent and deputy assistant director for investigations. >> mr. francis -- was sworn in as director of the u.s. cis on october 28, 2017. recently, he served as a director of immigration policy within the dhs office of policy. he was selected for a detailed to the u.s. senate judiciary committee. were, he worked on immigration related in this -- legislation. prior to that, -- immigration and border security policy. >> the chair