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US Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks is resigning effective immediately
X ^ | 05/14/2026 | Bill Melugin

Posted on 05/14/2026 9:19:49 AM PDT by DFG

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 to pass the reigns, 37 years its time to enjoy the family and life."


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: border; borderpatrol; mikebanks; neverheardofhim; who

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1 posted on 05/14/2026 9:19:49 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

He said 37 years is enough and he is very proud that he has been able to stop the liberal illegal alien freeloaders from invading America under the command of the DemonRAT Party Of Death.


2 posted on 05/14/2026 9:22:10 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (NO KINGS?! No pineapple princesses either. Sandy Ocasio and Kamala Harris have got to go!!!)
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To: DFG

Make sure his replacement continues the path.


3 posted on 05/14/2026 9:23:38 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I feel like every fool who actually voted for Biden owes every Border Patrol officer a deep and sincere apology.


4 posted on 05/14/2026 9:27:25 AM PDT by Orosius
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To: DFG
Time to pass the reigns

Spell-check doesn't catch homonyms.
5 posted on 05/14/2026 9:30:41 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: FlingWingFlyer; BeauBo

heads up:

“He said 37 years is enough and he is very proud that he has been able to stop the liberal illegal alien freeloaders from invading America under the command of the DemonRAT Party Of Death.”


6 posted on 05/14/2026 9:39:53 AM PDT by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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To: thinden

Is Tom Tamcredo still alive?


7 posted on 05/14/2026 9:43:07 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Dr. Sivana

Wee ar short onn editurs.


8 posted on 05/14/2026 9:51:59 AM PDT by BipolarBob (Call my personal secretary, Jennie, at 867-5309.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET; bitt; little jeremiah

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9 posted on 05/14/2026 9:52:55 AM PDT by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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To: BipolarBob

...”...Time to pass the reigns, 37 years its time to enjoy the family and life.”....

...journalism at its finest....


10 posted on 05/14/2026 9:59:21 AM PDT by TokarevM57 ( )
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To: DFG

11 posted on 05/14/2026 10:00:01 AM PDT by know.your.why
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To: BipolarBob

Like Anybody really Reads
Our junk.


12 posted on 05/14/2026 10:02:27 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (Resist Satan's Tyranny )
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To: Dr. Sivana; BipolarBob; TokarevM57; Big Red Badger

This is from an X post, so there’s no journalist or editor involved. It’s not even clear whether the spelling error was the fault of the poster or of Banks since we’re not told if this was a spoken or a written communication. If we want to get our news from X, such shabby writing should not be unexpected.


13 posted on 05/14/2026 11:05:09 AM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

He is still alive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Tancredo


14 posted on 05/14/2026 12:00:34 PM PDT by packrat35 (“When discourse ends, violence begins.” – Charlie Kirk, and they killed him anyway)
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To: DFG

37 years? God bless him. I don’t know how he put up with the bureaucracy all those years.


15 posted on 05/14/2026 3:05:02 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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