Border Patrol Chief abruptly quits amid report he traveled abroad to solicit sex workers

Trump Border Patrol Chief abruptly quits amid report he traveled abroad to solicit sex workers
From the PEP Radio Newsroom, we have this news from multiple sources:
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks abruptly resigned Thursday, telling Fox News, “It’s just time.”
Banks reportedly told Fox News that he “got the ship back on course” during his tenure.
His departure, effective immediately, comes amid allegations he regularly traveled abroad to solicit sex workers, reportedly bragging about the conduct to Border Patrol colleagues, according to a Washington Examiner report.
An investigation into his alleged conduct was terminated while Kristi Noem oversaw the Department of Homeland Security.
The Washington Examiner spoke with six current and former Border Patrol employees who said Banks traveled to Colombia and Thailand to solicit sex workers there.
“I don’t know how he became the chief of the Border Patrol with his character,” one agent told the outlet on condition of anonymity. “He’s going to third-world countries to take advantage of poor f***ing women, which disgusts the hell out of me.”
U.S. Customs & Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott confirmed Banks’ departure in a statement to CNBC.
“We thank U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks for his decades of service to this country and congratulate him on his second retirement after returning to serve during one of the most challenging periods for border security,” Scott said.
That’s what we know for now. From the PEP Radio Newsroom, I’m David Moore.

Posted: May 14, 2026, at 4:00 PM EDT

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