"The acting commander of U.S. Border Patrol and an unspecified number of agents are expected to leave Minnesota "imminently," according to multiple reports, amid escalating outrage over a series of deadly encounters tied to a massive federal immigration crackdown in the state. Gregory Bovino, who has overseen Border Patrol operations during the Trump administration's Operation Metro Surge, is among those expected to depart, the Wall Street Journal reported."
"Earlier, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that Trump administration border czar Tom Homan would be taking control of the Minneapolis operation. Bovino, the public face of hardline Trump deportation arrests, had come under intense scrutiny after his agents fired less lethal and chemical irritants at peaceful protesters. Bovino also leaned into an authoritarian fashion sense, wearing what appeared to be a customized uniform that many critics said resembled a Nazi-era uniform."
"The pullback comes days after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen, during an immigration operation in south Minneapolis, a killing that ignited protests and renewed scrutiny of federal tactics. Pretti's death followed another fatal shooting earlier this month, when queer mother Renee Nicole Good was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot her in her car."
An acting U.S. Border Patrol commander and an unspecified number of agents are expected to leave Minnesota imminently amid outrage over deadly encounters tied to a federal immigration crackdown. Gregory Bovino, who oversaw operations during Operation Metro Surge, is among those expected to depart. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said border czar Tom Homan will take control of the Minneapolis operation. Bovino faced scrutiny after agents fired less lethal and chemical irritants at protesters and for wearing a uniform critics likened to a Nazi-era outfit. The departures follow fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good, intensifying calls to halt or scale back the federal presence.
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