Who is Greg Bovino, the face of Trump's Minneapolis crackdown?

"Bovino's expected exit comes amid intense scrutiny, as Trump sends border tsar Tom Homan to Minneapolis. Gregory Bovino, the senior Border Patrol commander who has been leading the federal immigration enforcement effort in Minneapolis, is being moved out of the city, according to reports quoting anonymous sources. His expected exit comes amid intense scrutiny of the federal crackdown, following two recent fatal shootings involving immigration agents who shot dead protester Renee Nicole Good and ICU nurse Alex Pretti in the city earlier this month."

"For seven months, Bovino has been a key figure in an immigration crackdown by the United States government. He drew national attention last summer after helping lead a large operation in Los Angeles that led to more than 5,000 arrests. Since then, he has overseen similar enforcement actions in several Democratic-led cities, including Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans and now Minneapolis."

"Alongside his work in the field, Bovino has built a strong public profile, often sharing videos from operations and using social media to promote his agents and respond to critics, a style that has made him highly visible and controversial. In Minneapolis, videos of him walking down the streets in a long, green military commander-style coat, shouting at protesters to move out of the way, have drawn comparisons to a fascist aesthetic, including from some German commentators."

Gregory Bovino has been the senior Border Patrol commander leading federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis and is being moved out of the city. For seven months he led a crackdown that included a Los Angeles operation resulting in more than 5,000 arrests. He has overseen enforcement actions in Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans and Minneapolis. He cultivated a strong public profile by sharing operational videos and using social media to promote agents. Videos of him in a long green coat shouting at protesters drew comparisons to a fascist aesthetic. Two fatal shootings during Operation Metro Surge—of Renee Nicole Good and ICU nurse Alex Pretti—triggered intense scrutiny. Bovino publicly defended the agents involved. Tom Homan was sent to Minneapolis.

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