Border Patrol Raid Commander Gregory Bovino to Retire After Minneapolis Shootings Backlash
Gregory "Greg" Bovino, 55, the Border Patrol field commander best known for leading Trump‑era mass‑deportation raids in Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis, will retire at the end of the month, sources including CBS, NBC and Fox report; he announced the decision after being removed as CBP commander‑at‑large in January and reassigned to his prior post in El Centro. His reassignment and retirement followed backlash over the Minneapolis operation after two people—Renee Good and Alex Pretti—were fatally shot there (DHS/ICE say Good drove toward an ICE agent and Pretti approached agents with a 9mm and resisted disarmament), and Bovino was replaced on the operation by Tom Homan.
📌 Key Facts
- Greg Bovino, 55, announced he will retire at the end of the month; NBC independently confirmed earlier CBS reporting of the retirement, and Fox reports he announced it in a Breitbart interview after being removed as CBP commander‑at‑large in January.
- After the January Minneapolis raids that resulted in two deaths, Bovino was pulled off that operation and replaced by border czar Tom Homan; he was later reassigned to his prior role as Border Patrol sector chief in El Centro, California before deciding to retire.
- DHS and ICE say the two Minneapolis fatalities occurred when Renee Good was shot after driving forward toward an ICE agent, and Alex Pretti was shot after approaching agents with a 9mm handgun and resisting disarmament.
- Bovino is best known as the most visible field leader of the Trump administration’s mass‑deportation and immigration raid operations, which began in Los Angeles in June 2025, drew a confrontation from Mayor Karen Bass, and then expanded to other cities including Chicago and Minneapolis.
- Bovino has described the agents he led as working in "the most dangerous of environments we have ever faced."
📊 Relevant Data
From 2020 to 2024, immigration accounted for 94 percent of Minnesota's net population growth.
New Americans Drive Minnesota's Population Growth and Labor Force — Minnesota Women's Press
Minnesota's foreign-born population reached nearly 490,000 residents in 2023, comprising 8.6% of the state's population.
The Growth and Impact of Minnesota's Foreign-Born Workforce — Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
In 2025, the most common nationalities among individuals deported by ICE were from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Twin Cities immigration crackdown has delayed home construction and slowed the real estate market due to shortages of immigrant workers.
Minnesota immigration crackdown hitting real estate industry — Star Tribune
There has been a more than 1150% increase in assaults and violence against U.S. ICE law enforcement officers compared to previous periods.
Sanctuary Politicians' Rhetoric Fuels More Than 1,150% Increase in Violence Against ICE Law Enforcement — U.S. Department of Homeland Security
📰 Source Timeline (3)
Follow how coverage of this story developed over time
- Fox confirms Bovino announced his retirement in an interview with Breitbart after being removed as CBP commander‑at‑large in January.
- Article clarifies that Bovino was reassigned back to his previous role as Border Patrol sector chief in El Centro, California, before deciding to retire.
- Provides DHS and ICE accounts of the two Minneapolis fatalities: Renee Good was shot and killed when she drove forward toward an ICE agent, and Alex Pretti was shot after approaching agents with a 9mm handgun and resisting disarmament.
- Adds detail that Bovino’s mass‑deportation operations began in Los Angeles in June 2025, drew a confrontation from Mayor Karen Bass, and then expanded to other cities before Minneapolis.
- Includes Bovino’s own characterization of his service, praising agents working in 'the most dangerous of environments we have ever faced.'
- NBC News has now independently confirmed earlier CBS reporting that Greg Bovino will retire at the end of the month.
- Article reiterates that Bovino, 55, is best known as the most visible field leader of Trump’s mass-deportation and immigration raid operations in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis.
- Story notes that after the January killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Bovino was pulled off that operation and replaced by border czar Tom Homan.