U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael (Mike) Banks resigns with immediate effect, multiple outlets report, in what is described as the latest shakeup among officials overseeing President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts. Banks, who has led the agency since Trump took office in January 2025, steps down after roughly a year and a half in the role. Several reports frame the departure as part of a broader turnover among Trump administration immigration officials. Banks tells Fox News that “it’s just time” and describes his tenure as helping return the border to greater security, arguing that conditions improved under his leadership. Other coverage notes that the resignation comes amid a wider pattern of high-profile departures within DHS and the immigration enforcement operation. The Department of Homeland Security later confirms the change, according to reporting. While some outlets mention allegations that have circulated around immigration personnel, the accounts provided consistently identify the resignation itself and its timing, and do not establish further details as part of this specific announcement. NBC News, ABC News, and others describe the resignation as the newest leadership change tied to implementation of the administration’s immigration crackdown.