Texas launched its own border strategy during the Biden Administration, and now President Donald Trump has picked the leader ...

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 Patrol. Banks will ...

Banks has been serving as the Lone Star State's first-ever border czar — a position created by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2023 to ...

Michael Banks has been named Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, bringing decades of federal law enforcement experience to the role. Banks, who has over 35 years of service, including more than 25 years ...

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens will not technically leave the position for another three months, though Mike Banks will be on the job next week.

Texas “border czar” Mike Banks — who oversaw Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to bus migrants to blue cities and block their entry to the U.S. with buoys and razor wire — is now leading the U ...

Mike Banks, a former Border Patrol agent, has served in his current role as a special advisor to Gov. Greg Abbott since January 2023. Mike Banks at a news conference about border security at the ...

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, two sources ...

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 ...