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Gregory Bovino and some Border Patrol agents are leaving Minneapolis amid criticism over immigration enforcement tactics after fatal shooting; Tom Homan will oversee operations.
- 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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Inhabitants of Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA) keep vigils to honor Alex Pretti, shot down by federal immigration agents, and demand justice after it was announced that controversial Greg Bovino will stop leading the deployment in the city.
Secretary of State challenges border guards' explanation after another shooting in Minneapolis.
Pioneer Press
What to know about Gregory Bovino, the commander of Trump’s immigration crackdown
By The Associated Press The commander of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is leaving the city after federal agents fatally shot two people in less than three weeks. Gregory Bovino had been the go-to architect for the large-scale immigration crackdowns ordered by Trump and the public face of his administration’s city-by-city sweeps. The Border Patrol chief led agents in Los Angeles, Chicago and New Orleans before he h…
The Paintsville Herald
US border enforcer set to leave Minneapolis as Trump tries to calm crisis
The US Border Patrol commander famed for reveling in aggressive, televised immigration crackdowns, and some federal agents were expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday as the White House sought to stem fallout over the second fatal shooting of a protester…
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