Tom Homan pushes Border Patrol out of Minneapolis in sweeping shake-up as Trump’s ‘little Napoleon’ Greg Bovino faces humiliating exit
Border Patrol’s commander Gregory Bovino – dubbed ‘little Napoleon’ – has been ordered to leave Minneapolis in a major shakeup initiated by Tom Homan.
Donald Trump sidelined Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday as he dispatched Border Czar Homan, an ICE veteran, to take charge of the deteriorating crisis in Minnesota after another deadly shooting of a protester on Saturday.
Homan is expected to hold a press conference later today where Bovino’s departure, along with that of hundreds of his agents, will be announced.
The decision is aimed at de-escalating the violence between federal agents and anti-ICE rioters which exploded on Saturday following the killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse.
Pretti’s killing came less than three weeks after the death of Renee Good, a mother-of-three who was shot dead by ICE after obstructing agents with her car.
Jenn Budd, an author and expert on Border Patrol, described Bovino as ‘the Liberace’ of the agency. He has gone viral on social media as he is frequently spotted on the frontlines sporting a severe buzzcut and trench coat.
‘He was just a little Napoleon who wants you to think that he is the most moral and capable guy in the world, and everything around you is dangerous but he’s the one who’s going to save you,’ Budd told The Times. ‘It’s all a show for him.’
Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino observes a protest in Minneapolis on January 15
Federal agents point weapons at protesters near the site of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday
Border Czar Tom Homan visits ‘Varney & Co.’ at Fox Business Network on January 13
A protester is pepper sprayed at close range while being detained near the site of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference at the headquarters for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to discuss a major winter storm affecting much of the country as well as the shooting death of a Minneapolis man by federal agents in Minnesota, in Washington, DC, on January 24
