Greg Bovino relieved of duties overseeing Border Patrol operations with ICE

Published January 26, 2026 6:48pm ET



Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol’s commander of at-large operations, has been demoted from his post overseeing embeds with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following an agent-involved shooting in Minneapolis over the weekend, according to six federal sources.

Bovino was notified that he would be headed back to his job overseeing Border Patrol operations in El Centro, California, effective Tuesday.

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