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Trump to install Texas border czar as Border Patrol chief, sources say

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Texas border czar Mike Banks is expected to be appointed Border Patrol chief after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

Banks would replace a 28-year veteran career official at the agency, who is retiring in April .

Banks' appointment would be a departure from the general practice of Border Patrol having leaders that are career officials, not political appointees.

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