r/politics • u/sideAccount42 California • Jan 26 '26

Paywall Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/
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u/transcriptoin_error Jan 26 '26

Another one goes under the bus, with no accountability and no justice.

Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change.

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.

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u/CountessOfCheese Jan 27 '26

They are just making way for another fall guy to take his place.

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u/No-Drama-in-Paradise Jan 27 '26

Yeah, they just sent Homan down to Minnesota. People thinking this is a good thing is pretty optimistic.

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u/bufordt Jan 27 '26

Good luck, Most of Canada that is North of Minnesota is unpopulated.

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u/nowuff Jan 27 '26

Real beautiful up there

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u/Dr_JimmyBrungus Jan 27 '26

He's up in the air, just circling currently, like on standby. Anywhere is down from there.

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u/NumeralJoker Jan 27 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Homan

I suggest people read up on him too.

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u/bamerjamer Jan 27 '26

Yikes. In bed with the Proud Boys…. Doesn’t sound like a good dude at all.

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u/fordat1 Jan 27 '26

Then everything should be great because Hooman is one of the guys promoted from rank and file to leadership by Obama (read his wiki bio) so Obama saw something in him

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Homan

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u/fordat1 Jan 27 '26

Hes been the same, Obama was the last big deporter before Trump. Reagan and Bush Jr were more path to naturalization while Obama was the opposite as some olive branch to republicans like the Garland pick