On March 3, 2026, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the opening of criminal investigations into Gregory Bovino, former Customs and Border Protection chief patrol agent and Border Patrol commander-at-large, and multiple ICE agents for alleged unlawful conduct during Operation Metro …
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Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse and U.S. citizen working for the VA, at 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge. Pretti was the second legal observer killed by federal agents in Minneapolis in three weeks, …
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After briefly leading immigration enforcement operations in Charlotte, North Carolina in November, Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino returned to Chicago in mid-December to resume federal immigration operations. On social media, Bovino declared: “Don’t call it a comeback; we’re …
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Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino walked through the French Quarter of New Orleans on December 3, 2025, the first day of DHS’s “Operation Catahoula Crunch.” More than 200 federal officers deployed to conduct a monthlong sweep with an initial target of 5,000 arrests.
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Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino launched “Operation Charlotte’s Web” in North Carolina on November 15, 2025, arriving unannounced in the state’s largest city. Charlotte officials had no advance warning of the operation - none of the officials CNN contacted were aware …
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On November 6, 2025, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued a devastating preliminary injunction against Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and federal immigration enforcement agents in Chicago, explicitly finding that Bovino “admitted that he lied” about the October 23, 2025 tear gas …
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On October 28, 2025, while President Trump was returning from a three-country Asia trip, the administration executed a major purge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership, reassigning 12 field office directors across the country and replacing them with Customs and Border Protection …
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On October 23, 2025, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was caught on video personally throwing at least one tear gas canister into a crowd of protesters in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, directly violating a federal court restraining order issued just two weeks earlier by U.S. …
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On September 8, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the launch of “Operation Midway Blitz,” a massive multi-agency immigration enforcement surge targeting Illinois and northwest Indiana. The operation marked a significant escalation in urban immigration enforcement …
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On July 7, 2025, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino led a military-style immigration enforcement operation in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, deploying agents on horseback, in armored vehicles, and with helicopter support while over 20 children were attending a summer camp in the park. Video …
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On June 7, 2025, an hours-long standoff erupted at a Home Depot in Paramount, California, when Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino led immigration enforcement agents in a raid that sparked massive community resistance. The confrontation—with hundreds of protesters surrounding the store and …
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