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Commander Greg Bovino and some U.S. Border Patrol agents will leave Minneapolis amid backlash over Alex Pretti's fatal shooting, as protests and scrutiny intensify.
- On January 26, 2026, reports said Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are expected to leave Minnesota imminently.
- After the fatal shooting, city protests intensified as videos circulated showing 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti was fatally shot during a federal operation.
- The White House dispatched Tom Homan, White House border czar, to Minneapolis on Monday to manage Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and serve as the main point of contact.
- After a phone call between Gov. Tim Walz and President Donald Trump, the president said they appeared on a similar wavelength, while a federal lawsuit seeks to reduce agents to pre-surge levels.
- With Operation Metro Surge deploying more than 3,000 federal agents, about 2,000 are Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and about 1,000 are Customs and Border Patrol officers, though it remains unclear how many Border Patrol agents will be pulled back.
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Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino Demoted: Sources
A senior Border Patrol official has been quietly stripped of his high-profile role in Minnesota after two fatal shootings by federal agents there this month, a source tells FOX 2 . Gregory Bovino, who had been serving as Commander-at-Large overseeing Department of Homeland Security operations in Minnesota during the Trump administration's...
Gregory Bovino has not been relieved from his assignment. On X the spokesperson of the Department of Homeland Security, Tricia McLaughlin, has specified. But the decision is made: the commander of the Border Patrol, under accusation for the violence committed in recent weeks in Minneapolis by his men, should leave the city today along with a part of his agents. Now in Minnesota is expected Tom Homan, the man chosen by Donald Trump to manage the …
Gregory Bovino, the face of the militarized fight against immigration, ousted from Minneapolis
The commander-at-large of the US Border Patrol, known for its aggressive and illegal tactics, came under criticism after his agents killed nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis during a protest.
After the deaths in Minneapolis, the former Chief of Operations is withdrawn, but the core of the problem remains.
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