Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks abruptly resigned on Thursday, according to Fox News.
“It’s just time,” Banks told Fox News reporter Bill Melugin.
“I 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. Time to pass the reigns, 37 years its time to enjoy the family and life,” he said.
BREAKING: US Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks tells me he is resigning, effective immediately.
"It's just time," Banks tells me. "I 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. Time…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 14, 2026
Mike Banks said it was an honor of his lifetime to serve his country in an email to colleagues.
#FIRSTONFOX: Sources confirm to me that US Border Patrol Chief @USBPChief abruptly retires. Email he shared attached: pic.twitter.com/h1fJ2OVoXe
— Brooke Taylor (@Brooketaylortv) May 14, 2026
President Trump tapped Mike Banks as Border Patrol Chief in January 2025.
Banks was serving as Texas border czar for Governor Abbott when Trump appointed him as Border Patrol Chief.
Banks’ resignation is the latest shakeup in the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement apparatus.
Earlier this week it was reported that President Trump chose Dave Venturella to replace Todd Lyons as the new Acting ICE Director.
Fox News confirmed that Dave Venturella, a longtime ICE official, will replace Lyons.
I’m told by sources familiar this is correct, Dave Venturella will be the new Acting Director of ICE. Details on him 👇🏻 https://t.co/9UcsRnYgUx
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 12, 2026
Lyons submitted his resignation to DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin last month.
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