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US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

Banks’ decision is the latest leadership shake-up of officials implementing Trump’s immigration crackdown and comes as the Republican administration appears to be recalibrating its approach.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Banks’ decision is the latest leadership shake-up of officials implementing Trump’s immigration crackdown and comes as the Republican administration appears to be recalibrating its approach.

  2. Fox10 Phoenix

    US Border Patrol chief resigns 'effective immediately,' report says (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Mike Banks, the chief of U.S. Border Patrol, is leaving his job.

  3. KEZI Eugene

    Border Patrol chief Michael Banks resigns his position (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    KEZI Eugene's feed description

    US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks told CNN Thursday he was stepping down from his post, effective immediately, marking the latest senior immigration official to leave the Department of Homeland

  4. Washington Examiner

    Border Patrol chief Michael Banks announces sudden retirement (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    His resignation comes after a Washington Examiner investigation into unethical behavior as a federal agent, according to three sources.

  5. FOX 13 Tampa

    US Border Patrol chief resigns 'effective immediately' (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    Mike Banks, the chief of U.S. Border Patrol, is leaving his job.

  6. NBC4 Washington

    U.S. Border Patrol chief Michael Banks to resign in latest DHS leadership change (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    His decision, announced in a Fox News interview and later confirmed by the Department of Homeland Security, is the latest leadership shake-up of officials...

  7. UPI

    Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks resigns (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks stepped down Thursday, saying he

  8. Breitbart News

    DHS Shakeup Continues: Border Patrol Chief Banks Resigns (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks announced his resignation from the agency effective immediately. Banks’ abrupt departure is the latest of several high-ranking Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials to leave the agency in recent months.

  9. NBC News

    Border Patrol chief resigns, in latest DHS leadership shakeup (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks’ departure is the latest leadership shake-up of officials implementing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

  10. Blaze Media

    US Border Patrol chief resigns after damning prostitution accusations (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Banks worked as the border czar for Texas before joining the Trump administration.

  11. CBS News

    U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks resigns in latest shakeup of immigration leadership (opens CBS News)

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    U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks, who was appointed to the role last year, told staff on Thursday that he is stepping down.

  12. Fox News

  13. The Guardian

    US border patrol chief resigns after claims of sex with prostitutes abroad (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Mike Banks, who led Trump’s border crackdown, resigned weeks after reports of prostitution allegations

  14. RedState

    Now: US Border Patrol Chief Resigns Abruptly After 16 Months — 'It's Just Time' (opens RedState)

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    US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks resigns after 16 months to focus on family and ranch.

  15. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Michael Banks is stepping down as Border Patrol chief, the latest shake-up as DHS recalibrates President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

  16. ABC 13 Houston

    US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning in latest DHS leadership change (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Michael Banks, the head of U.S. Border Patrol, announced his resignation Thursday.

  17. WMUR

    Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks stepping down effective immediately (opens WMUR)

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    Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks is stepping down effective immediately, the third high-level immigration official to leave the DHS since Secretary Markwayne Mullin took office.

  18. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The head of U.S. Border Patrol has announced his resignation

  19. Al Jazeera

    Border Patrol chief Mike Banks resigns in latest Trump immigration shakeup (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The US Department of Homeland Security has seen several high-profile departures, including Todd Lyons and Kristi Noem.

  20. WHDH Boston

    US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    The head of U.S. Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation’s frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations in American

  21. KYMA Yuma

    U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks resigns effective immediately (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - The head of the U.S. Border Patrol is leaving the agency in the latest shake-up of immigration enforcement leadership within the Trump Administration. Chief Michael "Mike" Banks announced he was resigning effective immediately in an interview with Fox News, telling Fox, "It's ju…

  22. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks abruptly resigns | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks abruptly resigned today, an agency spokesperson said, adding to turnover among top Trump administration immigration officials in recent months.

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