Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks Resigns Effective Immediately Amid Immigration Leadership Shakeup
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks announced his immediate resignation during an interview on Fox News on Thursday, May 14, 2026, touching off an immigration leadership shakeup.[1]
Banks told Fox News, "It's just time." PBS He said he had steered the agency from "the least secure disastrous chaotic border" to "the most secure border this country has ever seen." PBS As of publication, the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection had not responded to AP requests for comment on Banks' resignation.[1]
CBS characterized Banks' departure as the latest development in a broader shakeup of immigration leadership reported this week.[2]
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- On Thursday, May 14, 2026, PBS News reported at 12:08 PM Central that U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks told Fox News in an interview he is resigning effective immediately (PBS News).
- U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks told Fox News he is resigning effective immediately and framed the move as personal timing (U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks).
- Banks was quoted on Fox News saying, “It’s just time,” and claiming he had steered the agency from “the least secure disastrous chaotic border” to “the most secure border this country has ever seen” (Fox News).
- As of the article’s publication on Thursday, May 14, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection had not responded to AP requests for comment on Banks’ resignation (Department of Homeland Security).
- The reporting appears under the PBS News story titled “U.S. Border Patrol head announces his resignation on Fox News” (U.S. Border Patrol head announces his resignation on Fox News).
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U.S. Border Patrol head announces resignation on Fox News
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- On Thursday, May 14, 2026, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks told Fox News in an interview that he is resigning effective immediately.
- Banks was quoted by Fox News as saying, "It's just time," and claiming he had steered the agency from "the least secure disastrous chaotic border" to "the most secure border this country has ever seen."
- As of the article's publication on May 14, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection had not responded to AP requests for comment on Banks' resignation.