Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks resigns
"We thank U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks for his decades of service to this country," Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said.
Federal agents with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). File archive
Michael Banks, head of the Border Patrol, resigned Thursday, becoming the latest top immigration enforcement official to leave the Trump Administration.
"We thank U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks for his decades of service to this country," Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said.
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"During his time as chief, the border was transformed from chaos to the most secure border ever recorded," Scott said in a statement.
President Donald Trump campaigned for the White House on a promise to prevent U.S.-Mexico border crossings and remove millions of illegal immigrants.
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