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US Border Patrol chief has resigned, Fox News reports

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U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona, U.S., February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Noble
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona, U.S., February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Noble Rebecca Noble Reuters

WASHINGTON - U.S. Border Patrol chief Michael Banks has resigned, Fox News said in a post on X on Thursday.

The Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

President Donald Trump has stepped up arrests of immigrants in the U.S. illegally, cracked down on unlawful border crossings and stripped legal status from hundreds of thousands of migrants since taking office in 2025.

(Reporting by Katharine Jackson; Writing by Daphne Psaledakis;Editing by David Ljunggren)

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This story was originally published May 14, 2026 at 8:53 AM.

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