Career
After his service in the Navy,Banks joined the United States Border Patrol in 2000. Graduated from the Border Patrol Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco,Georgia and his first duty station was in Calexico,California. Went to serve in various positions in over 25 years of experience. [1] He held leadership positions in Texas,Arizona,and California,and was the McAllen Station patrol agent in charge and the Rio Grande Valley Sector executive officer and acting division chief. [1] He later was the acting deputy chief of operations for the border patrol headquarters in Washington,D.C.,and after that,was the head agent for the station in Weslaco. [2]
Banks retired from the Border Patrol in January 2023,due to disagreements with the immigration policies of President Joe Biden. [2] [3] Shortly after he retired,he was named by Texas Governor Greg Abbott as the state's first border czar on January 30,2023. [4] [5] Abbott said that he hired Banks to "tap his expertise to deploy strategies that reduce illegal immigration and keep our community safe," and tasked him with helping build the border wall. [3] He was an advisor to the governor for the border and assisted in Operation Lone Star,the state government's operation to control the U.S.–Mexico border. [6]
On January 16,2025,Banks was named by President-elect Donald Trump to be the Chief of the United States Border Patrol. [7] The position does not require Senate confirmation,and he was sworn in on January 22,2025. [8]
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