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U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks resigns in latest shakeup of ...
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez Immigration Correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez is the Immigration Correspondent at CBS News, where his reporting is featured across multiple programs and platforms, including national broadcast shows, CBS News 24/7, CBSNews.com and the organization's social media accounts. Read Full Bio Updated on: May 14, 2026 / 1:45 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google 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.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.Banks is the latest top Trump administration immigration official to leave in recent months. In March, Kristi Noem was replaced by then-Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary. Her ouster came amid growing backlash to her response to the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis, as well as her role in controversial television advertisements.Outspoken Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino also retired in March, after being sidelined following the controversy around the Minneapolis crackdown. Meanwhile, Todd Lyons, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is set to step down at the end of May, and will be replaced on an interim basis by a longtime agency official.Banks told Border Patrol employees in a farewell message on Thursday that "it is time for me to retire and return home to Texas to focus on my family and ranch." U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks at a roundtable in Brownsville, Texas, on Jan. 7, 2026. Michael Gonzalez / Getty Images "What we have accomplished together in the last year and a half is nothing short of amazing," Banks wrote. "You, the men and women of the Border Patrol, took the United States Border from the most chaotic and unsecured border in the history of this great Nation and have delivered the most secure border this country has ever seen."Rodney Scott, the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, which oversees Border Patrol, congratulated Banks on his retirement."We thank U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks for his decades of service to this country and congratulate him o...
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks resigns - CNBC
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks at a roundtable discussion with local ranchers and employees from U.S. Customs and Border Protection led by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on January 7, 2026 in Brownsville, Texas. Michael Gonzalez | Getty ImagesU.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks resigned on Thursday. "We thank U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks for his decades of service to this country and congratulate him on his second retirement after returning to serve during one of the most challenging periods for border security," said U.S. Customs & Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott in a statement."During his time as Chief, the border was transformed from chaos to the most secure border ever recorded. We wish him and his family well," Scott said.Fox News first reported that Banks was resigning from Border Patrol effective immediately. "It's just time," Banks said, according to an X post by Fox congressional correspondent, 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," Banks said, according to Melugin. "Time to pass the reigns, 37 years its time to enjoy the family and life."Banks' resignation came six weeks after The Washington Examiner, citing six unnamed sources described as current and former Border Patrol employees, reported that Banks had "bragged" to co-workers while in his previous management role at Border Patrol about paying for sex with prostitutes while traveling abroad.CNBC has requested comment from CBP about those allegations and whether they played a role in Banks' resignation.A CBP spokesperson told the Examiner, in its report, that "these allegations date back more than a decade and were reviewed years ago.""The matter was closed," the CBP spokesperson said in a statement quoted by the news outlet. "CBP takes allegations regarding misconduct seriously. We cherish the public's trust and work tirelessly to uphold the rule of law and hold ourselves accountable."Controversy over enforcement actions by Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement led to a partial shutdown of DHS from February to late April after congressional Democrats refused to approve funding for the parent agency due to concerns about immigration enforcement. A deal that ended the shutdown did not include funding for ICE and CBP.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks is stepping down from his ...
4 hours ago ... U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks is stepping down from his position, three Department of Homeland Security sources told CBS News on Thursday.
Border Patrol chief Michael Banks resigns his position | CNN Politics
5 hours ago ... US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks told CNN Thursday he was stepping down from his post, effective immediately, marking the latest senior immigration ...
