NYTIMES (Ashley Ahn) - U.S. Border Patrol Chief Resigns in Latest Homeland Security Shake-Up
Michael Banks is the latest high-profile official to leave the Department of Homeland Security amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
ABCNEWS - Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is stepping down
Michael Banks, the head of U.S. Border Patrol, is stepping down.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks abruptly resigns
During his tenure, authorities reported a dramatic downturn in illegal border crossings and asylum seekers arriving at the border altogether.
AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - The Trump administration's claim of "zero" border crossings is falling apart
The Trump administration's flat-out claim that no one is illegally crossing the southern border is starting to fall apart. Why it matters: The rush of migrants seeking asylum has stopped. But smugglers and cartels are working as hard as ever. - "We're still seeing the groups cross in the very difficult terrain to work, head-to-toe camouflage, large backpacks, things like that," says Captain Timothy Williams, of the Sheriff's Office of Cochise County, Arizona. - He designed and runs the Southeastern Arizona Border Region Enforcement (SABRE) program that uses cameras to track illegal border crossings from California to New Mexico. Zoom in: Three data points suggest the southern border is far leakier than Trump officials will admit. -…