Border Patrol chief Mike Banks resigns in latest Trump immigration shakeup

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Mike Banks, the chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, has resigned, marking the latest departure from President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement operations. Banks announced his resignation to Fox News, stating it was "time" for him to leave and crediting himself for a decrease in border crossings since Trump's second term began. He asserted that he had guided the border from a state of insecurity to its most secure condition. Banks' resignation follows a pattern of high-profile departures from the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Previous departures include DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who was fired in March, and acting ICE head Todd Lyons, who announced his departure in April, both having faced pressure from Trump regarding immigration enforcement.

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Banks credited himself for a decline in border crossings since Trump took office for a second term.

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Banks announced his resignation to Fox News, stating 'it's just time' to leave.

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Mike Banks has resigned as the head of the United States Border Patrol.

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Todd Lyons announced he would be leaving his post as acting head of ICE.

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Kristi Noem, cabinet secretary in charge of DHS, was fired amid questions about her spending and handling of immigration enforcement.

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The US Department of Homeland Security has seen several high-profile departures, including Todd Lyons and Kristi Noem.Mike Banks has resigned as the head of the United States Border Patrol, in the latest turnover to hit President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operations.On Thursday, Banks broke the announcement to Fox News, saying “it’s just time” for him to leave. He also took credit for a decline in border crossings since Trump took office for a second term.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why did Trump fire Pam Bondi from Justice Department, who is Todd Blanche?list 2 of 3Trump’s Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer latest to leave administrationlist 3 of 3US suspect accused of stealing Kristi Noem’s purse sentenced to three yearsend of list“I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure, disastrous, chaotic border to the most secure border this country has ever seen,” Fox News quoted Banks as saying. “Time to pass the reigns [sic].”Banks’s departure is the latest in a series of high-profile resignations for the Trump administration within the last few months.Many have affected the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees US Border Patrol and other immigration enforcement agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).In March, for instance, the cabinet secretary in charge of DHS, Kristi Noem, was fired amid questions about her spending – including $20m on an advertising campaign – as well as her handling of immigration enforcement operations.Noem has since been reassigned to the Shield of the Americas, an initiative Trump launched to bolster security across the Americas.In April, Todd Lyons also announced he would be leaving his post as acting head of ICE, effective this month.Like Noem, Lyons had faced pressure from Trump to increase the number of immigrant detentions and deportations. Also like Noem, he had faced criticism for his staff’s aggressive tactics during enforcement operations.

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