Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens is retiring in April, and will be replaced by Texas Border Czar Mike Banks, after a historic crisis at the southern border.

As the incoming Trump administration prepares to install a political appointee to run the U.S. Border Patrol for the first time in the agency’s 100-year history, retiring chief Jason Owens said ...

Jason Owens, a 28-year law enforcement veteran and Senior Executive ... including a leadership position at the U.S. Border Patrol Academy. His tenure as Chief of the Border Patrol saw him overseeing ...

Banks would replace current Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens, a 28-year veteran career official at the agency. Owens is set to retire from government service in April, two U.S. officials told CBS News.

Owens will not technically leave the office ... Banks is a great choice by @realDonaldTrump to be the next U.S. Border Patrol chief,” Cornyn wrote in a reaction post on X.

“After retiring, Rodney has continued to educate politicians and the public about the importance of meaningful Border Security,” Trump added in his announcement. Jason Owens currently serves as the ...