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

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 ...

President-elect Donald Trump will tap Texas Border Czar Mike Banks to lead the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according ...

Banks played a key role in Texas' Operation Lone Star, an initiative aimed at countering record levels of migrant crossings ...

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 ...

Greg Abbott's hand-picked border czar Mike Banks — saying he understands the complexities of securing the nearly 2,000-mile stretch that divides the United States from Mexico, largely along ...

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 ...

TexasBorderCzar Mike Banks is a great choice by @realDonaldTrump to be the next U.S. Border Patrol chief,” Cornyn wrote in a reaction post on X. “Nobody understands the border better than Texans.

President-elect Donald Trump will tap Texas Border Czar Mike Banks to lead the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to multiple reports.

Mike Banks at a news conference about border security at the Texas Department of Public Safety regional headquarters in Weslaco on Feb. 21, 2023. Credit: Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune ...

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 ...