Mike Banks

Mike Banks has resigned as the head of the United States Border Patrol. He announced his departure in an interview with Fox News, stating "it's just time" for him to leave. Banks took credit for what he described as transforming the border from a state of "least secure, most disastrous, most chaotic" to "the most secure border this country has ever seen." His resignation is part of a broader shakeup within President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement operations, which has seen several other high-profile departures. Banks oversaw what is described as the most aggressive militarization of the US southern border in recent history. His departure marks another significant change in leadership within the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement divisions.