Border Patrol chief vows to hit zero ‘gotaways’ under Trump

Published December 22, 2025 6:43pm ET



EXCLUSIVE — The head of the Border Patrol has vowed to “completely” secure the border for the first time in United States history, anticipating a day in the near future where not a single person who crosses illegally will get away.

Border Patrol’s national chief Mike Banks declared in an interview with the Washington Examiner nearly a year into President Donald Trump’s term that he expects to achieve full operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border, a feat that no leader of the 101-year-old organization has achieved.

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