About Joseph Banco
Retired Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Joseph Banco
U.S. Border Patrol historian and retired Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Joseph Banco has written a series of very well researched books on USBP history. These include:
Joe has plans to write one more book on USBP history and revises his published works when new information is uncovered. Please visit his website at www.migrajoe.com or visit the Border Patrol Museum's Gift Shop for information how to order the books.
Joe is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers.
More about Joe
Joseph Banco is a naturalized U.S. citizen who emigrated from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. With over 38 years of government service, he retired from the U.S. Border Patrol in 2018 as the Deputy Chief Patrol Agent of the New Orleans Sector after almost 24 years, having served on the Southern, Northern, and Coastal borders as well as assignments at Headquarters in Washington, DC, and overseas. These included border assignments in Texas, California, Arizona, Washington, Florida, New York, Michigan, and Louisiana, working with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police while assigned as liaison at their Headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, negotiating international agreements with Canada, Mexico, and Central American nations and coordinating the posting of Border Patrol Agents around the world while assigned as Chief of Foreign Operations for the U.S. Border Patrol. Prior to entering the U.S. Border Patrol, Joseph Banco served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force for more than 14 years as a Law Enforcement Specialist/Supervisor and Disaster Preparedness Manager. His service in the Air Force included assignments across the United States, in the European theater, and in Southwest Asia as part of Operation Desert Storm. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a Master’s Degree in Homeland Security. Joseph Banco is a recipient of numerous awards to include the Outstanding American by Choice Award, the Secretary’s Award for Excellence, the DHS Partner Award, and the USBP Commendation Medal.
- HONOR FIRST: The Story of the United States Border Patrol - Volume I covering the Mounted Guards, the formation of the U.S. Border Patrol, and its first 25 years,
- HONOR FIRST: The Story of the United States Border Patrol - Volume II covering 1949-1974;
- HONOR FIRST: The Story of the United States Border Patrol - Volume Three covering 1975-1999, and;
- HONOR FIRST: The Unsung Heroes of Oxford telling the story of the U.S. Border Patrol deployment to the University of Mississippi in 1962 to defend the U.S. Constitution and ensure the enrollment of the first African-American at Ole Miss.
- HONOR FIRST: Securing Enemy Aliens - The U.S. Border Patrol During World War II explores the crucial but lesser-known role of the U.S. Border Patrol during WWII, as they expanded their responsibilities beyond border security to safeguard enemy aliens, protect diplomats from Axis powers, and became America's first line of defense under the Department of Justice.
- HONOR FIRST - United States Border Patrol Centennial Timeline 1924-2024 celebrates 100 years of the U.S. Border Patrol, and offers a concise timeline of the Patrol's history, highlighting key events and figures.
Joe has plans to write one more book on USBP history and revises his published works when new information is uncovered. Please visit his website at www.migrajoe.com or visit the Border Patrol Museum's Gift Shop for information how to order the books.
Joe is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers.
More about Joe
Joseph Banco is a naturalized U.S. citizen who emigrated from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. With over 38 years of government service, he retired from the U.S. Border Patrol in 2018 as the Deputy Chief Patrol Agent of the New Orleans Sector after almost 24 years, having served on the Southern, Northern, and Coastal borders as well as assignments at Headquarters in Washington, DC, and overseas. These included border assignments in Texas, California, Arizona, Washington, Florida, New York, Michigan, and Louisiana, working with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police while assigned as liaison at their Headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, negotiating international agreements with Canada, Mexico, and Central American nations and coordinating the posting of Border Patrol Agents around the world while assigned as Chief of Foreign Operations for the U.S. Border Patrol. Prior to entering the U.S. Border Patrol, Joseph Banco served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force for more than 14 years as a Law Enforcement Specialist/Supervisor and Disaster Preparedness Manager. His service in the Air Force included assignments across the United States, in the European theater, and in Southwest Asia as part of Operation Desert Storm. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a Master’s Degree in Homeland Security. Joseph Banco is a recipient of numerous awards to include the Outstanding American by Choice Award, the Secretary’s Award for Excellence, the DHS Partner Award, and the USBP Commendation Medal.
