DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin denied the claims that Bovino had been relieved of his duties as Border Patrol ‘commander at large,’ which was first reported by The Atlantic

Border Patrol “commander at large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and will return back to his old job in California, according to reports.

Bovino, who has been heavily involved in crackdowns on immigration across the country, will return to El Centro and is expected to retire soon, a DHS official and two other sources told The Atlantic.

It comes following the recent chaotic events in Minneapolis, in which two protesters have been shot dead by federal agents in less than three weeks. Renee Nicole Good was shot by an ICE agent on January 7 and ICU nurse Alex Pretti was killed Saturday.

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[–] 91 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

Hey Greg? Why don’t you go back to MN afterwards and walk the streets? See how much safer you must feel, how effective you were that you should put on your SS trench coat and go tour what is clearly just another US state. Should be fine no? I mean you made it safer there right?

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  • [–] 38 points 9 months ago

    Scum like Bovino don't live with actual risk like the rest of us. The current admin will protect him. He is also wealthy already and after his exit can simply pay for ongoing security by jumping into the rightwing media grift machine. He will shit out a book, do some podcasts and the LEO conference speaking circuit, and never need to worry for his safety like the people he and his fascist organization have threatened and brutalized.

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  • [–] 59 points 9 months ago (9 children)

    Calling it now:

    This is a bid from the GOP to convince Dems to fund DHS and stop the shutdown from happening.

    And the dumb ass Dems might actually take the bait and pretend its a victory

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    My understanding is that a shutdown would not stop ICE. They would not be part of that.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    The Dems have made a list of demands about ICE, the DHS and Border Patrol, that ultimately amount to not even a wrist slap.

    The GOP is refusing to move an inch on it.

    The Dems are now threatening a shutdown if their demands aren't met.

    Now the Dems are colossal pussies, so they'll likely capitulate again. That being said, Trump and the rest of the fascists know they took the bigger reputation L with the last shutdown, and they're afraid of another.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    We need to seriously just take a list of schumer's investments and boycott them all until he grows a spine. That motherfucker is so upset when stock price go down that he's repeatedly sold out the public on funding ICE

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    [–] 40 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    I hope he lives long enough to stand trial once a same government reemerges. Would love to see this fucker prosecuted and standing before a firing squad.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    To paraphrase my betters, I would never wish a man dead but I long to read this fuckers obituary. Ah, who am I kidding. I'm wishing as hard as I can for more than a few of these guys shuck their mortal coils.

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  • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Good, but ICE is still operating in Twin Cities and is also targeting to Maine now. The pressure on elected officials to abolish ICE and DHS must continue. DHS funding must be stripped.

    Bovino was alway going to be a fall guy and this isn’t nearly enough punishment for him. Jonathan Ross is still at large and the officers that executed Alex Pretti are still out there.

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  • [–] 40 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    But he only got to use his SS-wannabe coat in one photo op. This is hardly fair.

    spoiler/s

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Instead of "could retire" make it "will be jailed"

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Every time I hear his name I can't help but think of a cow, but this guy is full of more bullshit than any 4-legged bovine

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

    I bet when he retires he's gonna take off that uniform. Now that I can't abide.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago

    The apple is rotten to the core. Taking this sadistic MF out isn’t going to fix anything when they’ve given all the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys badges and paychecks.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Tldr. ...do they mean retire as in his life force being lost?

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago

    He's ... 56? now, and mandatory retirement age is 57, so he was planning to leave soon anyway. This is just him being moved off the board in an attempt to reset public opinion regarding ICE operations and de-escalate the resistance.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago

    We need to track him down and make his life hell.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago

    Oh no! The 1/3 Reich is leaving.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago

    They want us to forget about him so he's not held accountable. If we hold him accountable then future people in positions like his might second guess their decisions.

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    THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SHITHEAD RIGHT BEHIND HIM when the fuck will you people get it. Tear the cancer out at the root

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    Go retire from this mortal coil you gravy seals wannabe.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I bet he did Nazi that coming.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    Retire and leave the country

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    He should be fired... out of a canon... into the sun. (That's a "Futurama" reference for those who are likely to overreact)

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Whoever called him a Christmas adventurer, I can’t unsee it now.

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  • El Centro California

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    He will probably move to Brazil.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Probably millionaire at this point.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago*

    All I know is, thanks to how much this man is hated. I now know he was caught in the high school library jorkin it to a Nat Geo mag...

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    We as a country really need to bring back tarring and feathering, and maybe stakeburning…. If they can ignore the bill of rights so can we

    /s

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    [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    It was unwise to dress up as a nazi, that always hits back in the neck like a boomerang.

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