"Bovino's departure marks a significant public shift in federal law enforcement posture amid mounting outrage over the fatal shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents. His leadership of highly visible federal crackdowns, including operations that sparked mass demonstrations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte and Minneapolis, has drawn fierce criticism from local officials, civil rights advocates and congressional Democrats."
"The expected departure of Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino, who has been at the center of the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement surge in cities nationwide, comes as President Donald Trump dispatched border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to take charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. The person familiar with the matter was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the operation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity."
Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino is expected to leave Minneapolis while some agents may also depart. President Donald Trump dispatched border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to take charge of ICE operations. The departures and new leadership follow mounting outrage over the fatal shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents. Bovino led high-profile federal crackdowns in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte and Minneapolis that sparked mass demonstrations and drew fierce criticism from local officials, civil rights groups and congressional Democrats. Criticism intensified after Bovino publicly defended the Pretti shooting and made disputed claims about the confrontation that led to her death. Trump and Governor Tim Walz spoke and later offered more conciliatory comments amid legal challenges targeting federal immigration enforcement.
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