{"id":2580412,"date":"2026-03-16T14:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-official-greg-bovino-to-retire-by-end-of-march\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:59:29","slug":"border-patrol-official-greg-bovino-to-retire-by-end-of-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-official-greg-bovino-to-retire-by-end-of-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Patrol official Greg Bovino to retire by end of March"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fborder-patrol-official-greg-bovino-to-retire-by-end-of-march%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2580412&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Greg Bovino, a longtime Border Patrol official and one of the agency\u2019s 20 regional sector chiefs who previously led interior operations in Minneapolis and othre major cities, is retiring by the end of March. His departure comes after President Donald Trump ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has been reassigned as special envoy for the Shield of the Americas. Bovino confirmed the decision to Breitbart, with the Washington Examiner corroborating it through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-dissidents-claim-biden-state-dept-hire-is-pro-regime-advocate\/\" title=\"Iranian Dissidents Claim Biden State Dept Hire is Pro-Regime Advocate\">senior government official<\/a>. He has been a public face of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-case-for-mass-deportation\/\" title=\"The Case For Mass Deportation\u00a0\">aggressive immigration enforcement<\/a>, boosting arrests and deportations, a strategy that was scrutinized by a federal judge and drew public backlash after a Minneapolis incident involving two killed U.S. citizens. In the broader context, White House border czar Tom Homan was dispatched to minnesota to de-escalate tensions, and Noem is also leaving her post, with Markwayne Mullin expected to replace her.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Border Patrol official Greg Bovino to retire by end of March<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2525122\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-patrol\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2090\">Border Patrol<\/a> official Greg Bovino, who is one of 20 regional sector chiefs and once led the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-doubles-down-with-massive-raid-in-la-over-mayor-bass-objections\/\" title=\"ICE Doubles Down with Massive Raid in LA Over Mayor Bass&#039; Objections\">federal immigration operation<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"444\">Minneapolis<\/a> and other major U.S. cities, is retiring by the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>His departure comes after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> ousted Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3710\">Kristi Noem<\/a>, who was simultaneously reassigned as special envoy for the Shield of the Americas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4490302\/why-ice-buying-warehouses-privately-owned-detention-sites\/\">Why ICE is buying warehouses and could purchase privately owned detention sites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4491616\/terrorist-attacks-fuel-crackdown-legal-immigration\/\">Terrorist attacks fuel GOP push to crack down on legal immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4491934\/florida-gop-passes-save-act-inspired-bill\/\">Florida GOP pass &#8216;SAVE Act&#8217;-inspired bill requiring voters to verify citizenship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The embattled Border Patrol official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2026\/03\/16\/exclusive-border-patrol-sector-chief-gregory-bovino-to-retire-after-leading-largest-interior-immigration-operations-in-u-s-history\/\">first told <em>Breitbart<\/em><\/a>  about his decision. The move was confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> by a senior government official.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The greatest honor of my entire life was to work alongside Border Patrol agents on the border and in the interior of the United States in some of the most challenging conditions the agency has ever faced,&rdquo; Bovino said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Watching these agents out there giving it their all in some of the most dangerous of environments we have ever faced was humbling,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Bovino was previously the public face of the Trump administration&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-draws-red-line-over-interfering-with-ice-as-state-democrats-escalate-threats\/\" title=\"DOJ draws red line over interfering with ICE as state Democrats escalate threats\">aggressive immigration enforcement operations<\/a>. He successfully boosted the number of illegal immigrants arrested and deported, but his tactics were scrutinized by a federal judge in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\">Chicago<\/a>, where a similar operation was underway.<\/p>\n<p>Other cities that also experienced a Bovino-led immigration crackdown were Los Angeles, Charlotte, and New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal immigration officers shot<\/a> and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis two months ago, public opinion turned against Bovino. The administration relieved him of his duties as Border Patrol commander.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4492693\/delta-american-united-ceos-plead-deal-dhs-funding\/\">MAJOR AIRLINE CEOS COME TOGETHER TO PLEAD FOR DEAL ON DHS FUNDING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump then sent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> border czar <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-homan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11681\">Tom Homan<\/a> to Minnesota to de-escalate tensions. After meeting with Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Homan advised the president to withdraw immigration officers from the state.<\/p>\n<p>Noem is also leaving her post at the end of the month. If confirmed, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/markwayne-mullin\/\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> (R-OK) will replace her.<\/p>\n<p><em>Anna Giaritelli contributed to this reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Border Patrol&#8217;s Greg Bovino to retire by month-end<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2580413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25308009115929.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33146,75907,75906,51050,7620],"class_list":["post-2580412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-border-patrol","tag-end-of-march-2","tag-greg-bovino-2","tag-law-enforcement-2","tag-retirement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25308009115929.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580412"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580416,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580412\/revisions\/2580416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2580413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}