Bovino to Leave Minnesota Imminently, Officials Say
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino will imminently leave Minnesota along with some of his agents, according to administration officials familiar with the matter.
Bovino had emerged as the public face of the Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement activity in the state, accompanying agents on operations.
Following the fatal shooting over the weekend of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent, Trump has signaled a willingness to wind down some of the administration’s operations there. On Monday, the president said Tom Homan, his border czar, would travel to the state. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier Monday that Homan would be the main point of contact on the ground and that Bovino would “very much continue to lead Customs and Border Patrol throughout and across the country.”
The Department of Homeland Security didn't respond to a request for comment.
Bovino had emerged as the public face of the Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement activity in the state, accompanying agents on operations.
Following the fatal shooting over the weekend of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent, Trump has signaled a willingness to wind down some of the administration’s operations there. On Monday, the president said Tom Homan, his border czar, would travel to the state. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier Monday that Homan would be the main point of contact on the ground and that Bovino would “very much continue to lead Customs and Border Patrol throughout and across the country.”
The Department of Homeland Security didn't respond to a request for comment.
