Trump, Border Patrol and Texas

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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Canada's border patrol beefed up ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration next week
Ottawa announced more details this week of a $1.3-billion border security plan. It's all to hopefully convince incoming U.S.
The Last Migrant Caravans Before Trump’s Inauguration
A Times photographer made two trips to southern Mexico to follow groups of migrants as they walked toward the United States.
How many agents do Border Patrol and ICE have? See the numbers
Donald Trump plans to beef up Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol to help carry out his immigration ...
“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 ...
‘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.
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 ...