WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks abruptly resigned on Thursday, an agency spokesperson said, adding to turnover in recent months among top immigration officials in ...

Banks returned to the Border Patrol last year after a long agency career that had never landed him in its senior ranks. His star had risen as border czar to Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Te ...

His resignation comes after a Washington Examiner investigation into unethical behavior as a federal agent, according to three sources.

"It's just time," he told Fox News, adding that his resignation is effective immediately.

Michael Banks took over the Border Patrol in January 2025, as illegal crossing numbers were falling following record highs.

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The head of U.S. Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation’s frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations in American cities, announced his ...

(CNN) — US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks told CNN Thursday he was stepping down from his post, effective immediately, marking the latest senior immigration official to leave the Department of ...