What Do We Do Next on the Border?
Guest Speaker: Michael W. Banks,
Special Advisor to the Governor on Border Matters
Mike Banks is the Special Advisor to the Governor on Border Matters, serving as the State of Texas first-ever Border Czar. As an award-winning Border Patrol Agent, with decades of federal law enforcement and border security experience, Mike was the perfect choice to oversee Texas’ fight against the surge of illegal immigration, lethal drugs, and deadly weapons flowing into our state and nation.
Mike Banks of Mercedes, TX is a former U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Agent with over three decades of federal law enforcement leadership experience, with 24 years in border security operations and administration along the United States-Mexico border. Prior to becoming the Special Advisor to the Governor on Border Matters he served as the Patrol Agent in Charge of the Weslaco Border Patrol Station. He previously served as Acting Deputy Chief of Law Enforcement Operational Programs at the USBP headquarters in Washington, D.C., USBP McAllen Border Patrol Station Patrol Agent in Charge, USBP Rio Grande Valley Sector Executive Officer and Acting Division Chief, and other various USBP leadership positions in Texas, Arizona, and California. He is also a former member of the U.S. Navy Military Police.
