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Border Patrol, Texas and Trump

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.

New York Post · 2d

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.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 2d

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.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

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.

Austin American-Statesman · 2d

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.

Yahoo · 1d

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.

Latin Times on MSN · 2d

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

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BBC on MSN · 2h

Hidden tunnel on US-Mexico border to be sealed

A hidden cross-border tunnel used to smuggle migrants and contraband between the US and Mexico will be sealed, Mexican border officials have said.

El Paso Times on MSN · 1d

Work underway to seal 'narco tunnel' linking US-Mexico border, CBP says

Workers have begun using concrete to close a narco tunnel that officials believe was build within the past year. The tunnel investigation continues.

YAHOO!News · 4h

Man-Made Smuggling Tunnel Discovered on US-Mexico Border

U.S. Border Patrol agents and Mexican authorities discovered a man-made cross-border tunnel in Ciudad Juarez connecting Mexico with the United States, and allowed media to visit the site on Saturday,

US Authorities Put Up Barricades At Mexico Border

USA Today · 1d

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 Patrol agents dissuaded and easily rounded the few migrants to face criminal charges of illegally entering the U.S.

New York Post on MSN · 2d

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 stoking fear among migrants, who have started thinking twice before

Barron's · 23h

US Authorities Put Up Barricades At Mexico Border Ahead Of Trump Inauguration

United States Customs and Border Protection agents put up barricades on the Paso del Norte International Bridge that connects Mexico's Ciudad Juarez with El Paso, Texas. The barbed wire fencing is placed on the border as part of security exercises ahead of Donald Trump taking office for a second term as US president on January 20.

3hon MSN

Biden Left Trump A Quiet Border. Will Trump Keep It That Way?

When Donald Trump takes control of the White House on Monday, he will inherit something his voters hardly would have expected ...

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US Border Patrol arrests migrants during latest enforcement operation

Immigrant communities in Kern County, California, are on edge as the U.S. Border Patrol has been seen conducting enforcement ...

'Our agents are relentless': Feds shut down cross-border tunnel used by Mexican cartels for smuggling into US

U.S. and Mexican forces worked together to shut down a cross-border tunnel used by smugglers to bring illicit cargo into the ...

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Central Valley nonprofits seeing less immigrants seek help after Border Patrol detainments

Fear from the recent Border Patrol detainments in the Valley is starting to impact local non-profits and clinics.

Border faith community leaders split on potential changes to immigration policy

"That's just the number we're able to collect." He volunteers with Mission Border Hope, a nonprofit affiliated with the Eagle ...

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US Border Patrol reportedly captures Russian mercenary carrying drone, 2 passports and $4K

Texas border patrol agents arrested a Russian mercenary from Kazakhstan earlier this month, who admitted under questioning to ...

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Trump's Homeland Security secretary pick calls US southern border ‘war zone’ in Senate hearing

It is a war zone down there,' said Noem, defending her 2021 decision to send National Guard to border over a 'national ...

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