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Greg Bovino, once a prominent figurehead for the Trump administration’s extensive deportation efforts, is set to retire from his position with the U.S. Border Patrol. His reassignment from a leadership role followed a series of contentious immigration raids across the nation.
Bovino’s removal as a commander for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) occurred in January after two American citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, tragically died during immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis.
In a recent interview with Breitbart, Bovino shared the news of his retirement.
During his announcement, Bovino reflected on his career, stating, “Serving alongside Border Patrol agents both at the border and within the U.S. interior, especially under some of the toughest conditions our agency has faced, has been the greatest honor of my life. Witnessing their dedication in some of the most perilous environments was truly humbling.”
“The greatest honor of my entire life was to work alongside Border Patrol agents on the border and in the interior of the United States in some of the most challenging conditions the agency has ever faced,” Bovino told the outlet. “Watching these agents out there giving it their all in some of the most dangerous of environments we have ever faced was humbling.”
He returned to his role as Border Patrol sector chief in El Centro, California.
Bovino and his team were dispatched to Los Angeles in June 2025, where they arrested criminal illegal immigrants, sparking local outcry, including from Mayor Karen Bass, who confronted Bovino.
The events there were followed by operations in several other cities before deploying to Minneapolis.
People yell at U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and other agents while they stop at a gas station. Bovino will be leaving Minnesota amid contentious immigration enforcement operations, sources told Fox News. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Over time, Bovino and federal immigration authorities came under heavy scrutiny from Democrats, who denounced them as being indiscriminate and aggressive. They were accused of targeting immigrants with no criminal records and even U.S. citizens.
In Minneapolis, agents were followed by civilians who were seen impeding law enforcement operations.
Good was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as she drove forward in his direction, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and his men stop at a gas station while on patrol on Dec. 17, 2025, in Evanston, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Pretti was fatally shot after he approached immigration agents with a 9mm handgun and resisted when they tried to disarm him, authorities said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the DHS and the USBP.
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