Trump, Border Patrol and Texas

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.
Trump’s new Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks starts job Monday
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 starting Monday.
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.
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 picks Texas’ Mike Banks to lead Border Patrol
President-elect Donald Trump will tap Texas Border Czar Mike Banks to lead the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to multiple reports.
Trump to change Border Patrol leader to political appointee
Jason Owens, the retiring chief, said he hopes future leaders remain impartial and keep politics out of the agency.
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.
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
CBP sees brief flurry of movement along US-Mexico border ahead of Trump inauguration
The flurry of attempted illegal crossing along the U.S.-Mexico border comes just 72 hours before Trump's inauguration. Border ...
From robots to AI: The tech behind Trump’s plan to secure the Southern Border
The Trump administration clearly appears on board. They “plan to increase the use of AI surveillance systems along the border ...
‘La Migra!’ A Glimpse of Trump’s Promised Deportation Storm
Sweeps by Border Patrol agents in California have stoked fears among undocumented migrant workers on the eve of Donald J.
“The fight continues”: Border activists brace for Trump’s return
For decades, Border Angels volunteers have dropped water in the desert for migrants. They say their work will continue as ...
Kristi Noem is Trump’s pick to run DHS. But that doesn’t mean she'd be in charge of one of its most important jobs.
Noem's role as Homeland Security secretary is expected to be more limited in scope than her predecessors’, sources familiar ...
Border agents getting their ‘mojo back’ as migrant crossings into US slow to a crawl ahead of Trump inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t even been sworn in yet, but his promises of an immediate border crackdown are already ...
Border Patrol union endorsed Pam Bondi ahead of confirmation hearing
The union endorsed Bondi and encouraged a quick confirmation hearing so the incoming attorney general could start her work as ...
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Hidalgo County's political shift from blue to red in 2024: Border Watch with Jonathan Mejia
Hidalgo County, Texas, shifted from voting Democratic to Republican in the 2024 election as residents express they have ...