He and his wife. Silvia. have six children. Mr Montoya first joined the Border Patrol in 1976 as an agent in the El Paso Sector. In 1982. he was promoted to supervisory Border Patrol agent. a position he held until 1987. when he was promoted to deputy regional chief of the Border Patrol for the INS Regional Office in Dallas. TX. In 1990. he left the regional office for an appointment as assistant chief patrol agent for the Del Rio Sector. and after another tour in the Dallas Regional Office as assistant regional director for Border Patrol. he returned to Del Rio for the position of deputy chief patrol agent. In 2004. he was appointed and selected for the Senior Executive Service. SES. which is made up of leaders with proven executive skills. who have a strong commitment to government and to public service. As chief patrol agent for the Laredo Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol. he was responsible for an area of 110.000 square miles and 172 river miles of border. with a large staff of 987 agents on board and 126 support personnel. The Laredo Sector extends as far north as the Oklahoma border and includes the cities of Dallas. San Antonio.
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