WASHINGTON — The leader of the nation’s border security agency has stepped down from his position, announcing his departure in a television interview.
Michael Banks, who serves as the U.S. Border Patrol chief, revealed his immediate departure during a Thursday conversation with Fox News.
“It’s just time,” Banks stated according to Fox News reporting. “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,” he explained.
Officials from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have not yet provided statements regarding the resignation announcement.
