"Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday said public pressure is beginning to force accountability inside the Trump administration after the Border Patrol chief overseeing Minnesota immigration operations was pushed out following the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis this month. In a video posted to social media shortly after reports surfaced that the White House was replacing Greg Bovino, a senior Customs and Border Protection commander, with White House border czar Tom Homan, Buttigieg described the move as evidence that sustained protest and political organizing are beginning to shift the balance of power in Washington."
"Bovino had been leading Border Patrol and DHS immigration operations in Minneapolis, which have come under intense scrutiny after two fatal encounters involving American citizens this month. On January 7, ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed queer mother of three, Renee Nicole Good, as she was trying to drive her SUV away from him. Civil rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers have called for investigations, accountability, and an immediate halt to federal immigration enforcement activity in the region."
""For the millions of Americans who have been making your voice heard, I want to recognize just how much of an impact that that's having," Buttigieg said in the video, which he recorded amid national outrage over the killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota by federal agents on Saturday."
Public pressure is beginning to force accountability inside the Trump administration after a Border Patrol chief overseeing Minnesota immigration operations was pushed out following the killings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis. The White House replaced Greg Bovino, a senior Customs and Border Protection commander, with White House border czar Tom Homan. One fatal encounter on January 7 involved ICE agent Jonathan Ross shooting Renee Nicole Good. Civil rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers have called for investigations and an immediate halt to federal immigration enforcement in the region. Another incident involved Border Patrol agents pinning and pepper-spraying Alex Pretti while he filmed agents.
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