{"id":336,"date":"2026-05-14T18:38:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=336"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:38:29","slug":"us-border-patrol-chief-michael-banks-is-resigning-in-latest-dhs-leadership-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=336","title":{"rendered":"US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The head of U.S. Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation\u2019s frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations in American cities, announced his resignation Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Michael Banks\u2019 decision, announced in a Fox News interview and later confirmed by the Department of Homeland Security, is the latest leadership shake-up of officials implementing President Donald Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown and comes as the Republican administration appears to be recalibrating its approach.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just time,\u201d Banks was quoted as saying in a report on the Fox News website. \u201cI 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,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a statement, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner, Rodney Scott, thanked Banks for his service \u201cduring one of the most challenging periods for border security.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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