Top Border Patrol Official Announces Retirement Amid Controversy

Gregory Bovino, the US Border Patrol official who led a controversial and deadly immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, has announced his retirement effective the end of March. Bovino was demoted in January as the public face of the operation, which resulted in the fatal shootings of two US citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, in separate incidents.

Bovino's retirement comes just weeks after the two deadly encounters, which drew widespread criticism and scrutiny over the aggressive tactics employed by federal immigration agents under his command. In an interview with Breitbart, Bovino stated that he will be stepping down from his role at the end of the month, marking the end of his tenure leading what has been described as the largest interior immigration operations in U.S. history.