Until now, Banks has been serving as the Lone Star State’s first-ever border czar — a position created by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2023 to deal with the unprecedented influx of migrants.
Former BP agent and Texas border czar Mike Banks appointed as Trump’s Border Patrol chief
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January 16, 2025
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