Retiring Border Chief Defends Trump-Era Tactics and Hard-Line Push
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Former Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, set to retire, argues Trump-era immigration crackdowns weren’t hard enough and says he would have caught more illegal entrants; he led the Minnesota Operation Metro Surge, was demoted after two killings, and in a New York Times interview defended his aggressive tactics and praised Trump, while facing civil-rights lawsuits and an internal probe; he plans to address invasive species in North Carolina after retirement.
- Ex-border patrol chief defends his record after exit: ‘I wish I’d caught more illegal aliens’ The Guardian
- Gregory Bovino’s Final Days: Harsh Words and Few Regrets The New York Times
- Bovino attacks Homan, fellow Trump officials in exit from Border Patrol The Hill
- Ousted Donald Trump Border Patrol Goon Greg Bovino Secretly Claimed to Be Native American The Daily Beast
- Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino plans to retire, sources say CNN
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