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Rosario ‘Pete’ Vasquez Is the New Border Patrol Chief, CBP Announces

Vasquez succeeds Mike Banks, who stepped down from the role in May after 15 months on the job.
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Rosario ‘Pete’ Vasquez Is the New Border Patrol Chief, CBP Announces
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on June 1 that Rosario “Pete” Vasquez would become the new chief of the Border Patrol.

Vasquez succeeds Mike Banks, who stepped down from the role last month after 15 months.

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Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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