President Donald Trump plans to appoint Mike Banks, Texas’ border czar, as U.S. Border Patrol chief. He will replace Jason Owens, who is set to retire in April.
Banks will be charged with stopping the surge of migrants and deporting others.
Banks is a former Border Patrol agent and was instrumental in expanding the governor’s “Operation Lone Star” which included installing the buoy barrier. Banks’ hard-line stance mirrors the Trump Admin’s when it comes to border security.
He’s an outstanding choice. The left is already attacking him over razor wire.
Former BP agent and Texas border czar Mike Banks appointed as Trump’s Border Patrol chief https://t.co/Rc5mgwiqj8 pic.twitter.com/zY43GiTWgz
— New York Post (@nypost) January 16, 2025
Trump is certainly going with mostly outsiders this time.
Another great pick!
Do the Trump Dance!