Trump to install Texas border czar

Trump’s new Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks starts job Monday
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens has been replaced at the federal law enforcement organization, and the Trump administration has selected Texas’s top border official, Mike Banks, to fill his boots starting Monday.
With Trump considering Texas' 'border czar' to head Border Patrol, Cornyn praises pick
Texas' senior U.S. senator says he expects Trump to move swiftly on border matters once he resumes office next week.
Trump to install Texas border czar as Border Patrol chief, sources say
Mike Banks, who has spearheaded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown, is expected to be appointed Border Patrol chief after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
Trump to tap Texas “border czar” to lead U.S. Border Patrol, report says
Mike Banks, a former Border Patrol agent, has served in his current role as a special advisor to Gov. Greg Abbott since January 2023.
Former BP agent and Texas border czar Mike Banks appointed as Trump’s Border Patrol chief
Banks has been serving as the Lone Star State's first-ever border czar — a position created by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2023 to deal with the unprecedented influx of migrants.
Who Is Mike Banks, The Texas Border Czar Set To Be The Next CBP Chief
Banks played a key role in Texas' Operation Lone Star, an initiative aimed at countering record levels of migrant crossings
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‘We follow the law’: County leaders and Sheriff address Border Patrol operations for the first time
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Valley communities on edge after Border Patrol agents detain 190 people
Living in fear is the reality for undocumented immigrants in the Central Valley as unannounced raids by Border Patrol agents ...
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U.S. Border Patrol to seal cross-border tunnel found in El Paso
This morning, various federal agencies and construction workers were seen from the Juárez side of the border working and ...
N.H. Republicans promise more money for border patrol program
The Northern Border Alliance Task Force received $1.4 million under former Governor Chris Sununu. Data shows that the number ...
In single bust, U.S. border officers find what they say is 9 pounds of drugs worth $158K
A drug interception this week at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge resulted in officers finding $158,145 ...