Two sources told CBS News that Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is expected to retire from federal service at the end of March. Bovino has been with the agency since the 1990s and became a prominent figure during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts.
The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that Bovino has not yet submitted any retirement paperwork.
Bovino was deployed to several major U.S. cities to oversee high-profile immigration operations tied to the administration’s crackdown. He was sent to Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans and Minneapolis, among other locations, where his teams’ tactics drew sharp criticism from local residents and leaders who described the operations as heavy-handed and indiscriminate. Supporters, however, viewed him as a firm enforcer of the administration’s mass deportation goals.
Following the fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Bovino was removed from that command and reassigned to his prior role as a sector chief in California.
Democratic Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said Bovino “would be held accountable and responsible for the damage he’s done to our nation,” adding, “We won’t forget and neither should you.”
REPORTER: Camilo Montoya-Galvez.