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Customs and Border Protection’s AI investments won’t erase need for officers, nominee says

Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott testifies on his nomination to serve as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Building in Washington D.C. April 30, 2025. (CBP photo by Jaime Rodriguez)
By Matt Bracken •

Investments in artificial intelligence will make U.S. Customs and Border Protection more effective, but emerging technologies can’t replace the work of agents on inspections, the nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security component told senators Wednesday.

Rodney Scott, a 29-year U.S. Border Patrol veteran who was pushed out as chief by the Biden administration in 2021, said during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing that CBP needs to make more investments in non-intrusive inspection (NII) technologies and the AI that powers them. 

NII technologies can help officers do their jobs, Scott added, but AI “just detects anomalies” currently.

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