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Border Patrol chief Mike Banks resigns in latest Trump immigration shakeup
Key takeaways
- The US Department of Homeland Security has seen several high-profile departures, including Todd Lyons and Kristi Noem.
- On Thursday, Banks broke the announcement to Fox News, saying “it’s just time” for him to leave.
- “I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure, disastrous, chaotic border to the most secure border this country has ever seen,” Fox News quoted Banks as saying. “Time to pass the reigns [sic].”
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The US Department of Homeland Security has seen several high-profile departures, including Todd Lyons and Kristi Noem.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks previously served as 'border czar' for Texas [File: AFP]Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026Mike Banks has resigned as the head of the United States Border Patrol, in the latest turnover to hit President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operations.
On Thursday, Banks broke the announcement to Fox News, saying “it’s just time” for him to leave. He also took credit for a decline in border crossings since Trump took office for a second term.
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