Top Border Patrol Official Retires After Controversial Minneapolis Raids

Greg Bovino, the face of Trump's mass deportation campaign, steps down after fatal shootings during immigration enforcement operations.

Mar. 16, 2026 at 8:03pm

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Greg Bovino, the U.S. Border Patrol commander who became the public face of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign, will retire after being reassigned from his leadership role amid controversial immigration raids that resulted in the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.

Why it matters

Bovino's retirement comes after years of criticism from Democrats who accused him and federal immigration authorities of being overly aggressive and indiscriminate in their enforcement tactics, including targeting immigrants with no criminal records and even U.S. citizens.

The details

Bovino was removed from his role as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commander at large in January following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. Good was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as she drove forward in his direction, while Pretti was fatally shot after he approached immigration agents with a handgun and resisted when they tried to disarm him.

  • Bovino was removed from his leadership role in January 2026.
  • Bovino and his team were dispatched to Los Angeles in June 2025, where they arrested criminal illegal immigrants, sparking local outcry.

The players

Greg Bovino

The U.S. Border Patrol commander who became the public face of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign before being reassigned and now retiring.

Renee Good

A U.S. citizen who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis.

Alex Pretti

A U.S. citizen who was fatally shot after approaching immigration agents with a handgun and resisting when they tried to disarm him during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis.

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What they’re saying

“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.”

— Greg Bovino

The takeaway

Bovino's retirement highlights the ongoing tensions and controversies surrounding the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement tactics, which have drawn criticism from Democrats and civil rights groups for allegedly targeting immigrants and even U.S. citizens indiscriminately.