Jason Owens, the retiring chief, said he hopes future leaders remain impartial and keep politics out of the agency.
Banks played a key role in Texas' Operation Lone Star, an initiative aimed at countering record levels of migrant crossings ...
Mike Banks, who has spearheaded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown, is expected to be appointed Border Patrol chief ...
Banks has been serving as the Lone Star State’s first-ever border czar — a position created by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2023 to ...
Rodney Scott, Trump’s pick for commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which includes the Border Patrol, previously served as Border Patrol chief. The commissioner role requires ...