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  1. Who is Mike Banks, Texas' first 'border czar?' - NewsNation

    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."

  2. Mike Banks (law enforcement officer) - Wikipedia

    7 hours ago · Michael W. Banks is an American law enforcement officer who is the current Chief of the United States Border Patrol. Previously, he served as the first Texas border czar. ... Shortly after he retired, he was named by Texas Governor Greg Abbott as …

  3. Exclusive | Former BP agent and Texas border czar Mike Banks

    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...

  4. Who Is Mike Banks, The Texas Border Czar Set To Be The Next …

    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 Patrol....

  5. Governor Abbott Announces New Texas Border Czar

    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.

  6. Texas Celebrates One Year Of Texas Border Czar’s Leadership

    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.

  7. Texas border czar Mike Banks says enforcement is for all Americans

    Apr 25, 2024 · As the pioneering first "border czar" of Texas, Banks is advising the governor's evolving – and controversial – border security strategy even as the Biden administration fights Texas' tactics...

  8. Gov. Greg Abbott hires 'border czar' to accelerate wall construction

    Jan 31, 2023 · Abbott said Mike Banks, who retired from Border Patrol 10 days ago, will work alongside the Texas National Guard, state troopers and the Texas Facilities Commission to "accelerate the...

  9. Gov. Greg Abbott hires “border czar” to accelerate wall construction

    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...

  10. Gov. Abbott Creates New 'Texas Border Czar' Position, Taps Mike Banks ...

    Jan 31, 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 .