U.S. Border Patrol chief: South Florida getting more agents for Trump’s crackdown By Syra Ortiz Blanes Updated November 12, 2025 6:40 PM Gift Article There will soon be more Border Patrol agents roaming South Florida to enforce border security and immigration law, thanks to the Trump administration’s billion-dollar injection of federal funds.
In an interview with the Miami Herald, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks said the agency will permanently station more agents across the Miami sector, which is headquartered in South Florida and also operates out of Georgia and the Carolinas. That will represent a 110% increase in officials throughout the area of responsibility, the chief said, although he did not specify how many agents are currently stationed there. An agency spokesman would not specify exact numbers for the increase, citing security reasons. “The most important thing for us in Border Security is to be able to see a threat before it ever gets to our Coast or gets to our land border,” Banks said. Banks is a veteran Border Patrol officer whom President Donald Trump appointed to head the agency in January.
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