Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino, a high-ranking federal immigration official, is expected to leave Minnesota, according to an administration official.
The move comes as the White House tries to calm tensions in the state, after two U.S. citizens were fatally shot by federal agents as the administration carries out an immigration operation. Bovino is known for his aggressive tactics leading deportation campaigns in Chicago and Minneapolis, and is a high-profile figure in carrying out the president’s immigration agenda.
The White House signaled earlier Monday that personnel shakeups in the Midwest state may be coming. President Donald Trump on Monday announced on Truth Social that he planned to send border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota.
“Mr. Bovino is a wonderful man, and he’s a great professional. He is going to very much continue to lead Customs and Border Patrol throughout and across the country. Mr. Homan will be the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis,” said press secretary Karoline Leavitt at a White House briefing.
The personnel change comes amid widespread protests just two days after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis, and more than two weeks following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, also by a federal agent.
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment. CNN first reported Bovino’s expected departure.
On Monday, Trump and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talked. Trump said he asked the governor for “any and all Criminals that they have in their possession,” according to a Truth Social post.
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