{"id":2584588,"date":"2026-03-27T14:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-bovino-is-writing-a-book-to-memorialize-border-patrol-officers\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:05:54","slug":"greg-bovino-is-writing-a-book-to-memorialize-border-patrol-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-bovino-is-writing-a-book-to-memorialize-border-patrol-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Bovino is writing a book to &#8216;memorialize&#8217; Border Patrol officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fgreg-bovino-is-writing-a-book-to-memorialize-border-patrol-officers%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=2584588&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, the former Border Patrol chief, is writing a book to memorialize the frontline officers involved in Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mn-prosecutor-seeks-immediate-relief-amid-influx-of-425-immigration-lawsuits\/\" title=\"MN prosecutor seeks ...immediate... relief amid influx of 425 immigration lawsuits\">mass deportation push<\/a>. He told Secrets that the book will address criticism from the Left about heavy-handed methods and will highlight the people at the sharp end of immigration policy-their hard work and sacrifices. Bovino retired days before speaking with Secrets; he had previously led Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota but was demoted after two protesters were shot by federal agents. He described the book as a way to tell the stories from Minnesota to Los Angeles, chicago, and Bakersfield and to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >defend robust deportation efforts<\/a>. At the Conservative political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, Bovino received a hero\u2019s reception and said he had joined a new tribe-the conservative CPAC movement-while signaling he woudl continue to advocate for his views on immigration policy.  <\/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\">Greg Bovino is writing a book to &lsquo;memorialize&rsquo; the Border Patrol officers on the front lines of Trump&rsquo;s deportation operation<\/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_2534281\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>GRAPEVINE, Texas &mdash;<\/strong> Greg Bovino, the former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-patrol\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-patrol\/\">Border Patrol<\/a> commander-at-large, is writing a book on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-claims-trump-wants-to-round-up-latinos-in-mass-detention-camps-after-he-promises-large-scale-deportation\/\" title=\"Biden campaign alleges Trump aims to detain and deport Latinos on a massive scale\">mass deportation operation<\/a> that ultimately cost him his job.<\/p>\n<p>He told <em>Secrets <\/em>that it will be a chance to respond to criticism from the Left that he and his officers used heavy-handed methods.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4506234\/secrets-cpac-water-gun-duels-bannon-grenell-snub-liz-truss\/\">Secrets at CPAC: Water gun duels with a Bannon, a Grenell snub, and Liz Truss is everywhere all the time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4504479\/cpac-persians-trump-message-maga-fight\/\">Secrets at CPAC: &#8216;Persians for Trump&#8217; have a message for MAGA &mdash; Fight, fight, fight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4502316\/cpac-opportunity-go-to-conservative-conference\/\">Why CPAC has a golden opportunity to reestablish itself as the &#8216;go-to conservative conference&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It is a chance to memorialize the events of the past year from Minnesota to Los Angeles, Chicago, and not forgetting Bakersfield,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It is looking out for the men and women in green.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He offered no other details about the book, other than to say it would deliver the stories of the people at the sharp end of immigration policy, their hard work, and the sacrifices they made.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4493174\/border-patrol-chief-greg-bovino-retire-end-of-march\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4493174\/border-patrol-chief-greg-bovino-retire-end-of-march\/\">Bovino retired<\/a> days before speaking with <em>Secrets<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retribution-pelosi-suggests-jan-6-commission-investigating-gop-reps-jordan-banks-after-they-publicly-criticize-her\/\" title=\"Retribution? 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Jordan, Banks After They Publicly Criticize Her\">tapped earlier<\/a> this year by the Trump administration to head its Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota but was demoted after two protesters were shot dead by federal agents.<\/p>\n<p>His muscular frame and tightly cropped hair, as well as a great coat that was compared to Nazi garb, made him a poster boy for the effort and a figure of hate for the Left.<\/p>\n<p>Trump moved to soften the immigration push amid a public backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Bovino spoke to <em>Secrets <\/em>on the sidelines of the Conservative Political Action Conference, where he had been a star turn on the main stage on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4506234\/secrets-cpac-water-gun-duels-bannon-grenell-snub-liz-truss\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4506234\/secrets-cpac-water-gun-duels-bannon-grenell-snub-liz-truss\/\"><strong>SECRETS AT CPAC: WATER GUN DUELS WITH A BANNON, A GRENELL SNUB, AND LIZ TRUSS IS EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Shelby Tauber\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said he was not bitter about leaving the service and had been due to retire next year anyway.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I feel like I lost my tribe,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Those were my people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As well as the book, he plans to keep hitting the airwaves with calls for robust deportation operations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will be annoying people like you,&rdquo; he said with a smile.<\/p>\n<p>His appearance a day earlier brought the house down.<\/p>\n<p>He was brought onstage by influencer Benny Johnson.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino, right, is introduced during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Shelby Tauber\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Can we get a massive round of applause for our Border Patrol and ICE agents, and Greg&rsquo;s work as the chief of Border Patrol?&rdquo; Johnson said as Bovino entered to a hero&rsquo;s reception.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd whooped and cheered.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been retired 24 hours now,&rdquo; he told the crowd of Trump supporters. &ldquo;I left my tribe, folks. But I joined another tribe &mdash; and that is you, the conservative CPAC movement, America.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks for having me here today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As he talked to <em>Secrets<\/em>, passersby lined up for selfies. His trademark tight T-shirt was easily recognizable in a sea of suits and red ties.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Keep doing what you do,&rdquo; said one passerby.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you want to read more of Rob Crilly, please subscribe to his daily newsletter, <\/em>Washington Secrets<em>, a guide to power and politics in D.C. and beyond. You can reach Rob at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#6714020415021314271006140f0e0900130809021f060a0e0902154904080a\"><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"cab9afa9b8afbeb98abdabb9a2a3a4adbea5a4afb2aba7a3a4afb8e4a9a5a7\">[email&nbsp;protected]<\/span><\/a>  with comments, story tips, and suggestions. 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