U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks announced Thursday that he is stepping down from his post as the Department of Homeland Security continues undergoing major leadership changes following the departure of former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

“It’s just time,” Banks told Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin. “I feel like I got the ship back on course. From the least secure, disastrous, chaotic border to the most secure border this country has ever seen. Time to pass the reins, 37 years is time to enjoy the family and life.”

Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott praised Banks in a statement honoring his decades of service.

“We thank U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks for his decades of service to this country and congratulate him on his second retirement after returning to serve during one of the most challenging periods for border security,” Scott said.

“During his time as Chief, the border was transformed from chaos to the most secure border ever recorded. We wish him and his family well,” he added.

Before joining the Trump administration, Banks served as border czar under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. He also previously spent years working within the U.S. Border Patrol.

Banks’ resignation comes shortly after Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons announced plans to leave the agency at the end of May.

Dave Venturella, a veteran ICE official who most recently worked as an executive at a private prison company, is set to take over the role.

Noem and senior adviser Corey Lewandowski both departed DHS in March after scrutiny intensified over hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts approved during her tenure that are now under investigation by a watchdog agency.

Also departing in March was Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, whose leadership during operations in Minneapolis drew significant criticism.

Two American citizens were killed in Minneapolis in January during immigration enforcement activity, including one person who was shot by a Customs and Border Protection agent.

In response to the unrest, President Trump dispatched border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to calm tensions and halt Operation Metro Surge, which had deployed more than 3,000 ICE and CBP personnel throughout Minneapolis.

Following Noem’s departure, Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma was selected to lead DHS and was later confirmed by the Senate.

According to DHS estimates, more than 2 million migrants voluntarily left the United States during the first year of President Trump’s second term, while another 675,000 migrants were deported by federal authorities.