- U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks announced his immediate retirement after nearly four decades in federal law enforcement.
- His departure follows recent allegations that he "bragged" about hiring sex workers in Colombia and Thailand, according to The Washington Examiner.
- Six current and former Border Patrol employees accused Banks of regularly paying for sex over more than a decade, with the matter reportedly investigated and closed by CBP officials.
- Banks stated it was "just time" to retire, claiming he "got the ship back on course" and that the border became "the most secure this country has ever seen" under his leadership.
- His retirement marks at least the fifth high-profile exit from Homeland Security so far this year as the agency implements Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts
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