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Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks, center back to the camera, speaks to fellow agents during the visit to the U.S. and Mexico border by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Sunland Park, N.M., Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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