Feb 1, 2023 · Mike Banks, a retired border patrol agent with three decades of experience in federal law enforcement, is Texas' first border czar. Banks said his top priority is to make the state of Texas "the least desirable place for illegal immigration."

Jan 30, 2023 · Mike Banks has been hired as Special Advisor on Border Matters to the Governor and will serve as the State of Texas' first-ever Border Czar. "For nearly two years, the State of Texas has taken unprecedented, historic action under Operation Lone Star in response to the Biden Administration's refusal to secure the border," said Governor Abbott.

Jan 16, 2025 · Texas border czar Mike Banks has been tapped to be the next US Border Patrol chief, sources told The Post Thursday. Banks, a longtime former border agent himself, will serve as the federal...

Jan 17, 2025 · The incoming Trump administration is set to appoint Mike Banks, a retired Border Patrol agent and Texas Governor Greg Abbott 's "border czar," as the new head of the U.S. Border...

Feb 2, 2024 · On Tuesday, Governor Abbott celebrated the one-year anniversary of Mike Banks being named the first-ever Texas Border Czar. In January 2023, Governor Abbott announced the new position of Texas Border Czar to oversee border security in President Biden's absence at a press conference on a Texas border wall construction site in San Benito.

Apr 25, 2024 · Cartels weaponize immigration by controlling the flow of migrants across America's southern border, Texas' border czar Mike Banks says.

Feb 5, 2024 · (The Center Square) – One year in as Texas’ “border czar,” Mike Banks says the state has been so successful at blocking illegal entry that cartel activity has been pushed west into Democratic-led states that aren’t implementing similar tactics that Texas has.

Jan 30, 2023 · The governor said Mike Banks, a recently retired Border Patrol agent, will work with the Texas National Guard and state troopers to find ways to deter people from crossing the border...

Feb 3, 2023 · Mike Banks has been hired as Special Advisor on Border Matters to the Governor and will serve as the State of Texas' first-ever Border Czar.

Jan 31, 2023 · Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday the creation of a Texas "border czar" and said he has appointed a recently retired Border Patrol agent to that position who will "tap his expertise to...