Texas’ border czar Mike Banks has been tapped to be the next US Border Patrol chief, sources told The Post Thursday.
Banks, a longtime former border agent himself, will serve as the federal agency’s 27th head under the Trump administration, according to a source familiar with his appointment.
He is set to replace Jason Owens.
Until now, Banks has been serving as the Lone Star State’s first-ever border czar — a position created by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2023 to deal with the unprecedented influx of illegal migrants pouring across the US border.
“For me, the #1 priority is to make the State of Texas the least desirable place for illegal immigration to cross,” Banks said when he took on the newly-created role.
