Trump to install Texas border czar

Border Patrol Chief Owens announces retirement, Texas border czar to take over
Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens is retiring in April, and will be replaced by Texas Border Czar Mike Banks, after a historic crisis at the southern border.
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 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.
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 picks Texas’ Mike Banks to lead Border Patrol
President-elect Donald Trump will tap Texas Border Czar Mike Banks to lead the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to multiple reports.
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
Former BP agent and Texas border czar Mike Banks appointed as Trump’s Border Patrol chief
Texas border czar Mike Banks has been tapped to be the next US Border Patrol chief, sources told The Post Thursday. Banks, a longtime former border agent himself, will serve as the federal agency’s 27th head under the Trump administration,
Work underway to seal 'narco tunnel' linking US-Mexico border, CBP says
Workers have begun using concrete to close a narco tunnel that officials believe was build within the past year. The tunnel ...
'Our agents are relentless': Feds shut down cross-border tunnel used by Mexican cartels for smuggling into US
U.S. and Mexican forces worked together to shut down a cross-border tunnel used by smugglers to bring illicit cargo into the ...
DHS pick Kristi Noem vows to stop controversial CBP One app ‘on Day 1’ to handle border ‘war zone’
Noem vowed Friday to immediately halt the controversial mobile app that lets migrants register to enter the US.
US Border Patrol arrests migrants during latest enforcement operation
Immigrant communities in Kern County, California, are on edge as the U.S. Border Patrol has been seen conducting enforcement ...
'Sophisticated' Smuggling Tunnel Found On US-Mexico Border
Authorities said the tunnel is supported by wooden beams, equipped with electricity and has a ventilation system.
US Border Patrol reportedly captures Russian mercenary carrying drone, 2 passports and $4K
Texas border patrol agents arrested a Russian mercenary from Kazakhstan earlier this month, who admitted under questioning to ...
Central Valley nonprofits seeing less immigrants seek help after Border Patrol detainments
Fear from the recent Border Patrol detainments in the Valley is starting to impact local non-profits and clinics.
Border faith community leaders split on potential changes to immigration policy
"That's just the number we're able to collect." He volunteers with Mission Border Hope, a nonprofit affiliated with the Eagle ...