US Border Patrol chief has resigned, Fox News reports - Reuters

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Michael Banks, the chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, has announced his resignation, marking another key leadership change within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Banks, who revealed his decision in a Fox News interview, said it was 'just time' to step down after 37 years of service, asserting that he helped steer the agency from a chaotic state to what he calls the most secure U.S. border in history.

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks, formerly Texas' border czar until his appointment by the second Trump administration last year, is stepping down from his position. He informed staff on Thursday of his retirement from Border Patrol, the federal agency that oversees the green-uniformed agents in charge of intercepting the illicit movement of people and drugs into the U.S., including along the border with Mexico.

Mike Banks is retiring after 37 years at the agency. U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks is immediately retiring from his role after nearly four decades at the agency, marking at least the fifth Homeland Security official to leave the federal agency tasked with implementing Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts.

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks is resigning effective immediately, reported Fox News. 'It’s just time,' he told Fox News’ Bill Melugin. '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.'

Michael Banks, who has led the U.S. Border Patrol since January 2025, resigned amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, overseeing aggressive enforcement efforts.

The head of the federal agency that patrols the borders of the United States, Michael Banks, announced his resignation, effective immediately, in an interview with Fox News.

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks, formerly Texas' border czar until his appointment by the second Trump administration last year, is stepping down from his position, three Department of Homeland Security sources told CBS News on Thursday.