Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleU.S BREAKING: Trump’s Border Partol Chief Mike Banks Resigns Abruptly After 16 Months In OfficeU.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 effortsIn fullTrump’s border patrol chief abruptly resigns in latest exit from administrationThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

An agency spokesperson confirmed Banks’ resignation, but declined to give any reason for the sudden resignation, according to Reuters.

His resignation comes after a Washington Examiner investigation into unethical behavior as a federal agent, according to three sources.

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