US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks has abruptly resigned after published claims that he engaged in sex tourism and boasted about his exploits to colleagues reignited scrutiny of the agency's culture and leadership.
Banks, 53, stepped down on Thursday after returning to the agency under President Donald Trump to oversee an intensified militarisation of the southern border. His exit marks another high-profile departure from the Department of Homeland Security during a period of leadership instability and declining public approval of the administration's immigration agenda.
