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 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 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
President-elect Donald Trump will tap Texas Border Czar Mike Banks to lead the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to multiple reports.
How many agents do Border Patrol and ICE have? See the numbers
Donald Trump plans to beef up Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol to help carry out his immigration ...
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.
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Border patrol investment in autonomous systems expected to surge globally
The success in UAS border efforts has come in part due to the recent advancement and proliferation of drone technology.
Border Patrol agents intercept drug smuggling attempt on I-5
Another narcotic smuggling attempt along Interstate 5 was thwarted by U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the San Diego Sector last week, according to a release from U.S. Customs and Border ...
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 ...
Border Patrol says Central Valley raids, latest operation over, Fresno congressman reports
The Border Patrol’s report to Congressman Jim Costa contradicts earlier accounts about this week’s raids and agents’ behavior ...
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U.S. Border Patrol to seal cross-border tunnel found in El Paso
This morning, various federal agencies and construction workers were seen from the Juárez side of the border working and ...
Valley communities on edge after Border Patrol agents detain 190 people
Living in fear is the reality for undocumented immigrants in the Central Valley as unannounced raids by Border Patrol agents ...
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 ...