Feb 1, 2023 · Mike Banks, a retired border patrol agent with three decades of experience in federal law enforcement, is Texas' first border czar. Banks said his top priority is to make the state of Texas "the least desirable place for illegal immigration."

4 days ago · Banks joined the United States Border Patrol (USBP) as an officer and served in various positions in over 20 years of experience. [1] He held leadership positions in Texas, Arizona, and California, and was the USBP McAllen Station patrol agent in charge and the USBP Rio Grande Valley Sector executive officer and acting division chief. [1] He later was the acting deputy chief of operations for ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Banks, a longtime former border agent himself, will serve as the federal agency's 27th head under the Trump administration, according to a source familiar with his appointment.

Jan 22, 2025 · Mike Banks, Texas Border Czar, make remarks at a Thanksgiving lunch event at Forward Operating Base Eagle, a newly built military base serving Operation Lone Star near the Rio Grande River on Tues ...

The incoming Trump administration is set to appoint Mike Banks, a retired Border Patrol agent and Texas Governor Greg Abbott 's "border czar," as the new head of the U.S. Border...

Jan 16, 2025 · President-elect Donald Trump will pick Mike Banks, a special advisor to Gov. Greg Abbott for border matters, to lead the U.S. Border Patrol, according to the New York Post. Banks, a retired...

Jan 17, 2025 · 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.

Jan 30, 2023 · Mike Banks of Mission is a former U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Weslaco Station Patrol Agent in Charge. Banks has over three decades of federal law enforcement leadership experience, with 23 years in border security operations and administration along the United States-Mexico border.

Jan 31, 2023 · Abbott said Mike Banks, who retired from Border Patrol 10 days ago, will work alongside the Texas National Guard, state troopers and the Texas Facilities Commission to "accelerate the building of...

Jan 20, 2025 · President-elect Donald Trump will pick Mike Banks, a special advisor to Gov. Greg Abbott for border matters, to lead the U.S. Border Patrol, according to the New York Post.