Trump to install Texas border czar as Border Patrol chief, sources say (1 Viewer)

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    The incoming Trump administration is planning to install Texas' border czar as head of U.S. Border Patrol, replacing the career official who currently leads the agency in charge of stopping the illicit movement of migrants and drugs.

    Mike Banks, who has spearheaded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown, is expected to be appointed Border Patrol chief after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office, two sources familiar with the move told CBS News Thursday.

    Banks would replace current Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens, a 28-year veteran...

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