Gov. Greg Abbott says his 'border czar' has been promoted to lead U.S. Border Patrol
The U.S. Border Patrol chief’s official X account posted Tuesday that Texas "border czar" Mike Banks was the agency’s 27th leader.
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.
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.
Gov. Greg Abbott asks Congress to reimburse $11 billion Texas spent on border security
Gov. Greg Abbott asked Congress to reimburse the state for billions of dollars in Texas taxpayer money spent on border security during former President Joe Biden’s administration. In letters Thursday to congressional leaders and the state delegation,
Trump expands on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border policies
Read more Only minutes after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, President Donald Trump praised Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security policies and promised Texas would have support from Washington now that he was in office.
Greg Abbott seeks $11 billion in federal reimbursements for border security
In a letter to U.S. congressional leaders, the governor blamed previous border security policy for leaving Texas “defenseless,” forcing state officials to spend billions.
Border Patrol agents adjust as immigration policies shift under Trump administration
Border Patrol and Rio Grande Valley residents respond to policy changes under the Trump administration amid ongoing ...
US active duty troops beginning to arrive in Texas and San Diego to support border security
U.S. officials say active duty military troops are arriving in El Paso, Texas, and in San Diego on Thursday evening.
Texas Sheriff on deportations, securing the border amid Trump’ executive orders
On Monday, January 20, recently inaugurated President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders, proclamations, and ...
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 ...
Trump's border emergency declaration comes amid relative calm after years of major turmoil
Saying that “America's sovereignty is under attack,” President Donald Trump's declaration of a border emergency comes at a ...
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.
Washington state woman arrested in killing of border agent in Vermont
The FBI says the woman and a German man who died in the firefight had been under surveillance for several days.
Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border was a military veteran ...
Border Patrol agent slain in Vermont is first killed in line of duty since 2014
David Maland, 44, was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks, his family ...
Trump using military cargo planes to fly back illegal immigrants at southern border
The Defense Department has begun to repatriate illegal immigrants, using military cargo aircraft as the Trump administration ...