Wright named acting US-VISIT deputy director
Longtime federal official is U.S. team leader of the technical working groups for US-VISIT implementation for both the Canadian and Mexican borders.
The acting director of the Homeland Security Department’s program to screen foreign visitors for potential terrorists today announced his pick for acting deputy director, according to a DHS statement.
Robert Mocny has chosen P.T. Wright to serve as the second-ranking official in the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program.
Wright will leave his position as US-VISIT’s director of mission operations. He is also U.S. team leader of the technical working groups for US-VISIT implementation for both the Canadian and Mexican borders.
Wright has worked in both DHS and the Treasury Department and started his nearly 33-year federal career with the former U.S. Customs Service, working along the Mexican border. At Customs, he developed policies for traveler processing.