UPDATE - BREAKING - Bovino Forced Out, Will Retire
By: Jennifer Bowers Bahney (Mediaite)
Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino , arguably the most public face of the Trump administration’s immigration raids, is expected to retire, The Atlantic reported on Monday night.
Citing two people familiar with the matter, The Atlantic said Bovino has been removed from his commander post and will return to his former job in California, “where he is expected to retire soon.”
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Jennifer Bowers BahneyJan 26th, 2026, 4:05 pm Share XFacebook Copy Link
CNN reported Monday that controversial Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino will be leaving Minneapolis, where he has been overseeing operations and vehemently defending officers following the shooting death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
Anderson Cooper broke the news Monday afternoon, saying, "Sources tell CNN that top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are expected to leave Minneapolis tomorrow," before tossing to reporter Priscilla Alvarez.
"This really is a major shift in strategy here by the Trump administration," Alvarez began. "Recall, Gregory Bovino has been a key player in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and became, in many ways, the public face of that crackdown across cities in the country. Most recently, of course, in Minneapolis."
"We are now being told by sources that he is going to be departing Minneapolis with some of his Border Patrol agents tomorrow and going back to their respective sectors," Alvarez said. "Now, we're also told that part of this has been influenced by the frustrations within the administration over the handling and the public response of Saturday's shooting."
Earlier Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitthinted at Bovino's reassignment, saying, "Mr. Bovino is a wonderful man and he's a great professional. He is very much going to lead Customs and Border Patrol throughout and across the country. Mr. [Tom] Homan will be the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis."
In addition to giving press conferences where he described his border patrol agents as the true "victims" in the incident with Pretti, Bovino spent the weekend sparring with lawmakers and journalists on social media.
After CNN'sJake Tapper insinuated he was a liar, Bovino asked for proof, writing, "Then identify the lie, Jake. No one can seem to find this mysterious 'lie'."
Tapper was happy to oblige, posting reams of court documents where a judge wrote, ""Bovino admitted in his deposition that he lied multiple times."
"Let me know if I can help with anything else," Tapper wrote.
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Trump is panicking.
Moral of the story - unless your name is Trump you cant be a serial liar and expect it not to catch up with you.
He's been parading around like he's the King of the city, Trump won't have that going on. Bovino is getting more headlines and attention than Trump.
“He's been parading around like he's…”
…colonel lockjaw…
Heinrich Müller.
I'll agree. The official statement by this man about Mr. Pretti's extraordinary murder is beyond the pail!
Good. That man has no credibility with the people of Minneapolis and me either. He is 'tone-deaf.'
Just one thing though, this walking up to the DHS 'officials" with his cellphone extended must be what Noem is calling out as a 'raised gun and assault' - then, Mr. Pretti does position himself between a woman the officer is assaulting physically and he turns and waves his hand awkwardly in the officer's face. That is what Mr. Pretti did that could be misconstrued as "aggression." (We do not have any audio as to what either officer or Pretti are saying to one another.)
Still, as the video indicates it should not have resulted in him being 'aggressively' shot, shot multiple times, and killed!
To be clear, I do not fault Mr. Pretti for his conduct on the streets, however it needs to be said that. . . people have to protect THEMSELVES and their ACTIONS from confusion, compromise, and chaos in moments such as these. MAKE CLEAR WHAT YOU ARE DOING SO THAT YOU MAKE SURVIVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT TREATEMENT RECEIVED LATER IF NECESSARY!
Bovino has been moved into the Trump crime protection program.
Bovino should be removed! His attitude and professional ethics are not fit for a community. He needs to be fired too!
It just came out that Bovino has had his DHS social media account taken away.
I guess in the big picture he is a small fish and something of a scapegoat (although he is a piece of trash). Noem keeps her place because she is a cabinet member and a big trump ass kisser and dumping her would be a monumental embarrassment.
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
“Today, another American is dead at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who dedicated his life to caring for Veterans, was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents — the third shooting by federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis in 17 days. We sit in shock, outrage, grief, and prayer alongside his family and the entire Twin Cities community.
“This is what authoritarianism looks like in practice — and the federal administration is telling us not to believe our own eyes. Federal agents created chaos in Minneapolis through aggressive, unlawful tactics. And when Americans exercised their constitutional right to protest against that chaos, those same agents responded with violence.
“The pattern is unmistakable and deliberate. Renee Good. Alex Pretti. Federal agents blocking state investigators from crime scenes — even after local authorities obtained search warrants — and detaining witnesses. The Department of Homeland Security preemptively labeling victims as “domestic terrorists.” Justice Department officials resigning in protest over the refusal to investigate federal shooters.
“From Charlottesville to January 6th to Minneapolis, this administration has made clear that extremist violence is a tactic they are willing to give license to and support. They are weaponizing federal law enforcement against immigrant communities, protesters, and Democratic-led cities based on the bigoted lie of an “invasion” — the same conspiracy theory that has fueled a cycle of extremist violence targeting countless communities.
“Congress must act immediately to rein in the federal administration’s abuses. Our Jewish values demand we speak with moral clarity : we know where unchecked power leads, and that true safety can never come through fear, militarization, or violence.”
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Our Jewish values call us to speak up in response to the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents.
This is what authoritarianism looks like in practice — and the federal administration is telling us not to believe our own eyes. Federal agents created chaos in Minneapolis through aggressive, unlawful tactics. And when Americans exercised their constitutional right to protest against that chaos, those same agents responded with violence.
As Jews, we know where the normalization of such extremism and violence leads – from Charlottesville and the broader cycle of extremism that followed, to the January 6th insurrection and rising political and hate-fueled violence. When our government gives license to extremism and violence, it makes all of us less safe.
Join us in calling on Congress to act immediately to rein in this misuse of force and reaffirm that the role of our military and law enforcement is to protect our communities, not advance extreme political agendas.
NOTE: On the link below there is a fillable form "TAKE ACTION."
This sycophant illustrates the corruption of this administration since she must stand in front of the press and lie on a daily basis.
I am convinced that she will say anything to try to paint the administration in a favorable light. Blatant lying with no limits.
I guess he wont need the trenchcoat anymore.
Kapo Amerikana has been traded in for Kapo Luther ... November stirs in the distance.
Bovino is an enemy of the American people. We can't get rid of him soon enough. Noem, too.
Watching both Noem and Bovino LIE OPENLY AND WITH STRAIGHT-FACES - people should watch their 'sincere' truth faces (Not!) while they LIE and recall that for decades, good heavens centuries - black and other minorities have been telling this nation that without camera footage - policing authorities have been brutalizing and murdering minorities simple because there was no cameras around.
Watch her lie: (56 seconds into the video)
Kristi Noem press conference on Alex Pretti shooting claims Minneapolis man was a 'terrorist'
Note: The calm, cool, and "collective" Noem as she recites her script (it's a script, she likely supervised/edited it for release by herself) to an uninformed public. . . attempting to make a 'first impression' (of a LIE). This is why blacks and mother minorities do not trust MAGA, the GOP, and Trump. . . they are ALL a bunch of OLD SCHOOL LIARS that do not mind lying to our faces.
I will not support such people. . . Hell No! We have lived this type of treatment up until life in this country changed and was getting so much better, and now these dirty, lying, MAGA 'old-schoolers' are back in our lives and in our world!
Boy oh boy, that Noem is an 'ugly' person inside! UGLY!
Hideously ugly. Disgusting.
Emphatically.
Ms. Noem, lying and unsympathetic, has got to go! I hope the public drives her out! What she did with her 'mouth' (words) added INSULT to the INJURIES and DEATH Mr. Pretti received.
Those agents have no excuse for shooting an UNARMED man ONE TIME (a 'crowd' of agents were swarming all over Mr. Pretti) atknown having a 'target practice' session where the object was to fill him with holes. What they did was SAVAGE and UNFORGIVABLE.
And now look at them. . .that lying woman wants to stay on in her position. . . while an INNOCENT man died. . . shot worse than any human would permit for a dog/animal!
Mr. Pretti found himself a 'star' in a horror movie without casting for the position.
Can you imagine the VIOLENCE 'given' to a man over a misunderstanding?! The violence of up to ten bullets tearing into this man's body over a misunderstanding?! What a cruel way to die (in this day and age) from a "sanctioned" authority!