Bovino to Retire as Border Patrol's Raids Era Winds Down

Gregory Bovino, a longtime Border Patrol official and chief of the El Centro sector, is retiring at the end of the month after becoming the public face of the Trump-era crackdown on illegal immigration, including raids in cities from Los Angeles to Minneapolis. His deployments and tactics drew local backlash and he was relieved of his post in January following the Minneapolis shootings; his retirement comes amid DHS leadership changes as Trump applications reshuffle senior officials and Noem’s stance on Bovino’s empowerment comes under scrutiny.