Outgoing Border Patrol Chief Defends Aggressive Tactics Before Retirement
Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol commander at large, said he wished he'd caught more migrants, faces lawsuits and probes, and will retire at the end of March.
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Overview
Greg Bovino told The New York Times he wished he had "caught even more illegal aliens."
Bovino announced he will retire from the Border Patrol at the end of March.
He led DHS's Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, where federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good in January.
Bovino said he had planned to facilitate the deportation of 100 million people.
Bovino is facing lawsuits from civil rights groups and an internal investigation over alleged disparaging remarks.
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Greg Bovino joined the U.S. Border Patrol in 1996, initially assigned to El Paso, Texas. He advanced to roles such as Assistant Chief in Yuma, Arizona, Patrol Agent in Charge in Blythe, California, and Chief Patrol Agent in sectors including El Centro, California, and New Orleans.
Bovino led immigration enforcement surges including operations in Los Angeles (over 5,000 arrests), Chicago's Operation Midway Blitz (over 3,000 arrests), Charlotte, New Orleans, and DHS's Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.
Bovino was relieved of command in El Centro in 2023 over social media posts and congressional testimony; he faces lawsuits from civil rights groups, an internal probe for disparaging remarks, and scrutiny over the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis.
