"Bovino's sudden demotion is the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration is reconsidering its most aggressive tactics after the killing Saturday of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents under Bovino's command. Earlier today, President Trump appeared to signal in a series of social-media posts a tactical shift in the administration's mass-deportation campaign. Trump wrote that he spoke with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz-whom the White House has blamed for inciting violence-and the two men are now on "a similar wavelength.""
"For the past seven months, Bovino has been the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats. Noem and other Trump officials gave Bovino the "commander" title and sent him and his masked border agents to Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans, and then Minneapolis. Bovino became a MAGA social-media star as he traveled the country with his own film crew and used social media to hit back at Democratic politicians and random critics online."
Gregory Bovino has been removed from his Border Patrol "commander at large" role and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon. The demotion followed the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents under Bovino's command and represents a reassessment of aggressive tactics. President Trump signaled a tactical shift in social-media posts, saying he and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz were on "a similar wavelength." Tom Homan will lead the federal mobilization in Minnesota. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and adviser Corey Lewandowski face possible job loss. Bovino had served as the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown and cultivated a prominent social-media persona while operating outside traditional agency chains of command.
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