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.
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 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 picks Texas’ Mike Banks to lead Border Patrol, reports say
President-elect Donald Trump will tap Texas Border Czar Mike Banks to lead the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to multiple reports.
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.
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.
Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run that led to the deaths of 53 people pleads guilty
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Border faith community leaders split on potential changes to immigration policy
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In single bust, U.S. border officers find what they say is 9 pounds of drugs worth $158K
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Border Agents Find ‘Sophisticated’ Migrant Tunnel Built On Biden’s Watch
Homeland Security officials are searching for the makers of an underground tunnel crossing from Mexico under the U.S. border ...
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Previously Deported Guatemalan National Sentenced to 3 Years for Illegal Re-Entry Near Eagle Pass, Texas
A previously deported Guatemalan national was sentenced to three years in a U.S. federal prison for illegal re-entry after ...
Photos: Snuggly little monkeys seized by border agents at South Texas checkpoint
The agency posted photos of two of the critters snuggled up in blankets and outfitted with tiny diapers; they appeared to be ...
Texas is already policing the Mexican border − and will play an outsize role in any Trump plan to crack down on immigration
Enforcing immigration law at the border is the federal government’s role. But in Texas, that job has increasingly been taken ...
'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 ...