Border Patrol, Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott says his 'border czar' has been promoted to lead U.S. Border Patrol
The U.S. Border Patrol chief’s official X account posted Tuesday that Texas "border czar" Mike Banks was the agency’s 27th leader.
Trump Taps Texas Border Czar To Lead US Border Patrol
President Donald Trump on Tuesday selected Texas border czar Michael Banks to lead the U.S. Border Patrol, tapping a career
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 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.
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.
Former BP agent and Texas border czar Mike Banks appointed as Trump’s 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 deal with the unprecedented influx of migrants.
Trump moves to expand on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown in first executive orders
The new president said he would designate drug cartels terrorists and send troops to the southern border to repel an “invasion," even as crossings are at a low.
Who Is Mike Banks, The Texas Border Czar Set To Be The Next CBP Chief
Banks played a key role in Texas' Operation Lone Star, an initiative aimed at countering record levels of migrant crossings
Trump picks Texas’ Mike Banks to lead Border Patrol, reports say
President-elect Donald Trump will tap Texas Border Czar Mike Banks to lead the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to multiple reports.
Texas' Border Czar Mike Banks to lead President Donald Trump's Border Patrol
Texas launched its own border strategy during the Biden Administration, and now President Donald Trump has picked the leader of that project to run the Border Patrol.
Immigration raids front of mind for S.A. reps as Trump inaugurated
Trump's border czar Tom Homan took to Fox News last week to talk about the possible immigration raids, which could start as ...
U.S. deploys 1,500 troops to southern border amid immigration crackdown
The Trump administration has ordered 1,500 U.S. military troops to the southern border as part of a crackdown on undocumented ...
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Pentagon sending troops to the border; Texas DPS welcomes the help
Two days after President Donald Trump took the oath of office, active-duty U.S. military troops are preparing to head to the ...
Chicago, San Diego Brace for Fight With Trump Border Czar Homan
Tom Homan has crisscrossed America since President-elect Donald Trump named the former cop and immigration official his ...
Chicago prepares for deportation arrests targeting hundreds next week after Trump takes office
A U.S. official says immigration officers will target more than 300 people with histories of egregious, violent crimes next ...
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The border propagandist
Melissa del Bosque is a longtime border journalist, investigations editor at Lighthouse Reports, and cofounder of The Border ...
Bill would create new Homeland Security division in Texas Department of Public Safety
A new bill filed in the Texas Senate would create a new Homeland Security division within the Texas Department of Public ...
Trump has promised mass deportations. His model is an Eisenhower program with an ugly history
Under the operation that began in 1954, the Border Patrol, military and state and local police rounded up hundreds of thousands of people nationwide.